Gospel: May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025 (Sunday)
6th Sunday of Easter
Psalter: Week 2 / (White)
Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 & 8
O God, let all the nations praise you!
1st Reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
2nd Reading: Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
Gospel: John 14:23-29
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word and my Father will love him; and we will come to him and live with him. But if anyone does not love me, he will not keep my words; and these words that you hear are not mine, but the Father’s who sent me. I told you all this while I am still with you. From now on the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I have told you. Peace be with you! My peace I give to you; not as the world gives peace do I give it to you. Do not be troubled! Do not be afraid! You heard me say, ‘I am going away, but I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you this now before it takes place, so that when it does happen you may believe.
Lectio Divina:
“The One who is all love”
Read: The early Church is disturbed by factions preaching different messages, and the Apostles give instruction with the help of the Holy Spirit. St. John has a vision of the glory of heaven and Christ says that God will dwell in his disciples if they keep his word.
Reflect: Saint John has a vision of the heavenly Jerusalem, a city that shines like a “crystal-clear … precious jewel.” In his vision the people are with God in glory, with the light of Christ, the Lamb, shining at the center. Similarly, Saint Teresa of Avila describes the soul as a castle made of diamond or very clear crystal. The castle has many rooms, and Christ’s light fills the center. She uses this image to describe how we are changed by getting closer to Jesus. We become more loving, as we approach the One who is all love. John’s vision and Teresa’s image represent complementary aspects of our spiritual life, as God dwells in us, and we in him, both now and in the life to come. This is why Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that the life of faith is the beginning of heaven.
Pray: Meditate on Christ dwelling in you. Seek to dwell with him in his light and love.
Act: Work for unity in your local church if there is division.
