Filled with joy and the Holy Spirit, Paul and Barnabas successfully preach the Gospel message even as they are persecuted.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of Easter (#284)
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Daily Mass: The Good News is preached amidst joy and hostility. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Paul preaches on the resurrection of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Paul preaches how Jesus fulfills salvation history through his resurrection from the dead, inviting us to follow the Risen Lord and be his witnesses in the world.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Easter (#283)
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Daily Mass: Paul sums up salvation history. Catholic Inspiration
Speaking in the synagogue in Antioch, Paul sums up salvation history and shows how it culminates in Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Easter (#282)
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St. Isidore, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Matthias is chosen to join the Twelve Apostles. Catholic Inspiration
Matthias is chosen to replace the vacancy left by Judas Iscariot, reminding us that God continues to choose disciples today.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter (#564)
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St. Matthias, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Working together, the Church grows. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: The Holy Spirit comes upon the Gentiles. Catholic Inspiration
Peter recounts how the Holy Spirit comes upon some Gentiles, revealing how the Good News of Jesus Christ extends to all people.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of Easter (#279)
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St. Nereus & St. Achilleus and St. Pancras, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of Easter
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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4th Sunday of Easter: The good shepherd teaches us about sacrifice. Catholic Inspiration
On this Mother’s Day weekend, we recall the sacrifices of our moms as we look to the example of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who is our Good Shepherd.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Easter (#51)
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Daily Mass: Peter performs two miracles in the name of Jesus. Catholic Inspiration
The Holy Spirit directs and empowers Peter, who does mighty miracles in the name of Jesus.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of Easter (#278)
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St. John of Avila and St. Damien de Veuster, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: God touches the lives of Saul and Ananias. Catholic Inspiration
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Saul proclaims the faith that he formerly persecuted, and Ananias overcomes fear to bring God’s healing.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter (#277)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: St. Paul is guided by the Holy Spirit
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- Daily Mass: The love of Christ guides a crucial discussion in the early Church
- Daily Mass: Our lives are fruitful when we remain close to Christ
- Daily Mass: We persevere with the faith of Christ
- Daily Mass: A case of mistaken identity
- Study, Pray, Serve: 6th Sunday of Easter
- 5th Sunday of Easter: Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
- Daily Mass: Living for the Lord comes with a cost
- Daily Mass: Christ is our way, our truth, and our life
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