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3rd Sunday of Easter: Do we love Jesus? Catholic Inspiration

Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” three times, underscoring the Lord’s loving response to our human weaknesses by meeting us where we are and inviting us to love as God loves us.

Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Easter (#48)

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Daily Mass: God dwells and works in our lives. Catholic Inspiration

Jesus teaches about his relationship with the Father and reveals how he works in and through our lives.

Mass Readings – Feast of St. Philip & St. James, Apostles (#561)

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St. Philip & St. James, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The closer to Christ, the stronger our souls. Catholic Inspiration

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Gamaliel points out to the Sanhedrin that if something is of human origin it will destroy itself, while if it is of God it will be unstoppable.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#271)

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St. Athanasius, pray for us!


Daily Mass: We must obey God rather than men. Catholic Inspiration

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As the Apostles stand their ground before the Sanhedrin, their faith is sustained in the midst of trial by the power of Holy Spirit.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#270)

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St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us!


Daily Mass: God so loved the world, he gave his only Son. Catholic Inspiration

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John 3:16 is one of the most well known texts in the Bible, and these words continue to inspire our faith in Jesus Christ today.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#269)

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St. Pius V, pray for us!


Daily Mass: When we are close to God, we unite with each other. Catholic Inspiration

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United in their faith in Jesus Christ, the early Christian community was of one heart and mind.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#268)

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St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!


Daily Mass: We offer praise and prayer for God’s grace in our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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Returning to the other disciples with praise and prayer, Peter and John recount the Sanhedrin’s response to a healing miracle done in the name of Jesus Christ.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#267)

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St. Peter Chanel & St. Louis de Montfort, pray for us!


Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of Easter

Let’s examine some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.

1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32,40b-41

  • The Apostles are brought before the Sanhedrin and ordered to stop speaking about Jesus.
  • Peter replies, “We must obey God rather than men,” and the Apostles rejoice that they have been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name of Jesus.

Psalm – 30:4-6,11-13

  • “I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”
  • We give thanks to God who has pity on us and changes our mourning into dancing.

2nd Reading – Revelation 5:11-14

  • John has a vision of countless angelic and human creatures giving praise to the “Lamb that was slain.”
  • All of creation echoes the words of blessing and honor as they worship the Lamb.

Gospel – John 21:1-19

  • After the resurrection, Jesus is revealed to some of the disciples on the Sea of Tiberias.
  • Jesus asks Peter three times, “Peter, do you love me?”

Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Easter (#48)

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2nd Sunday of Easter: God gives us what we need to do what we must do. Catholic Inspiration

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Appearing to the disciples after his resurrection, Christ gives them peace, the Holy Spirit, and the task to continue his work to go out into the world and proclaim the Good News.

Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Easter (#45)

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Daily Mass: Our faith in Christ gives us courage and conviction. Catholic Inspiration

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Having received the Good News that Jesus Christ is risen, we have courage and conviction to witness our faith with boldness.

Mass Readings – Saturday in the Octave of Easter (#266)

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