Sixth Sunday of Easter
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Mass Readings
First Reading – Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, paid him homage. Peter, however, raised him up, saying, “Get up. I myself am also a human being.” Then Peter proceeded to speak and said, “In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.” While Peter was still speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also, for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded, “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?” He ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 (R.Cf. 2b)
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm. R.
The Lord has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.R.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise. R.
Second Reading – 1 Jn 4:7-10
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Gospel – Jn 15:9-17
Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another.”
Featured Saints
St. Maximus, bishop (†circa 350). After enduring torture and forced labour for the Faith, he obtained freedom and became Bishop of Jerusalem. He worked tirelessly to propagate the Faith.
St. Brito (†386). Bishop of Trier, Germany, he defended his flock from the errors of Priscillian, however, he opposed the execution of the latter and his followers, together with St. Ambrose of Milan and St. Martin of Tours..
St. Hilary of Arles, bishop (†449). Monk from the Lérins Abbey who was elected Bishop of Arles, France; he sheltered orphans, assisted the poor and preached God’s mercy to sinners.
St. Sacerdos, Bishop and monk (†eighth century). He was elected Bishop of Limoges, France; in late life he chose to return to monastic life.
St. Gotthard of Hildesheim, bishop (†1038). Benedictine monk elected Bishop of Hildesheim; he re-established religious discipline, opened schools, and acted as a father to the faithful.
St. Avertinus, deacon (†1189). Accompanied St. Thomas Becket in exile. After the death of this saint, he returned to Vençay, France, where he became a hermit.
St. Angelo, martyr (†1225). Priest from the early Carmelite Order. Born in Jerusalem, he fought the Cathar heresy and was murdered by enraged Cathars in Sicily while he was preaching int the Church of St. James in Leocata.
Blessed Gregory Frackowiak, religious and martyr (†1943). Religious from the Society of the Divine Word, imprisoned and beheaded in Dresden, Germany.
Blessed Catherine Cittadini, virgin (†1857). Founded the Congregation of Ursuline Sisters of Somasco, Italy, for the formation of poor girls, especially orphans.
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