FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
-First Reading: Acts 6:1-7Apostles appoint 7 deacons to handle service so they can focus on prayer and the word. The Church grows.
-Psalm: Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you
-Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9 Come to Christ the living stone. You are living stones, a royal priesthood, called out of darkness into light.
-Alleluia: John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.
-Gospel: John 14:1-12 Jesus: “In my Father’s house are many dwelling places... I am the way and the truth and the life. Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
-”Key theme: Jesus is the only way to the Father. We’re built on him as living stones to serve and proclaim his light.