Hymn Lyrics 5th Sunday of Easter

5^th Sunday of Easter

April 28, 2024

“I Am the vine, you are the branches.” (John 15:5)

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you will and it shall be done for you.”(John 15:7)

This Sunday and next we are near the beginning of the Great Discourse of the Lord Jesus which covers chapters 14-17 in John’s Gospel.  Chapter 15 begins with the allegory of the vine and its branches under the vintner’s watchful eye – respectively Jesus, his disciples and the Father.  Disciples and Master live in the same relation to each other as vine and branches.  They are two but there is one life.  Jesus lives in God’s love; his friends live in Jesus’ love.  What is the word to which Jesus refers?  Is it the whole oral teaching of Jesus or the simple fact that Jesus came from the Father who sent him?  Message and medium – in this case a person – are the same in John. There is simply Jesus.  His heavenly origins and his earthly task, which is to lay down his life for his friends, are one with his person.  Believing this and doing his commands is accepting his word or words.

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This weekend is the annual second collection for the Cardinal McIntyre Fund for Charity.

One week away – our Festival which this year is  “Return to the 80s” – Friday, May 3^rd, Saturday, May 4^th and Sunday, May 5^th

Our Mass on the Grass is Sunday, May 5^th at 10:00 am.  We move from our usual prayer in church to the festival grounds to Kneel at the Wheel for our Prayer at the Fair!

You are welcome to watch our 10:00 am Sunday morning Mass on YouTube either live or later Sunday afternoon or evening.