5th Sunday of Easter
May 15th, 2022

First Reading:  Acts 14:21b-27
Psalm #145: I will bless your name for ever, my King and my God  

Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-5a “See, I am making all things new”
Gospel Acclamation:  John 13.14(I love you a new commandment; love one another just as I have loved you)

Gospel: John 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35
Theme:   Jesus gives us a new commandment to love one another as he has loved us

Commentary by Jane Prini

Today Jesus gives us his vision of what we are to be identified with. He gives us our Christian identity. We will be known as his disciples when we show love to one another. This new commandment to ‘love one another as I have loved you’ seems simple, but it is often a big challenge.

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