The Good News is being preached outside of Jerusalem, and the Church is growing as both Jews and Greeks believe in Jesus.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Easter (#280)

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Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 5th Week of Easter.

1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27

• Paul and Barnabas travel through several cities proclaiming the Good News and exhorting the disciples.
• They encourage them to persevere, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Psalm – 145:8-13

• “I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.”
• The Lord is gracious and merciful, good to all, and his dominion will endure forever.

2nd Reading – Revelation 21:1-5a

• John has a vision of a new heaven and a new earth, and he sees the new Jerusalem.
• God will dwell with his people, wiping away every tear from their eyes.

Gospel – John 13:31-33a,34-35

• Jesus proclaims that God is now glorified in the Son of Man.
• The Lord gives his disciples a new commandment: love on another.

Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of Easter (#54)

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