{"id":112157,"date":"2015-05-09T20:51:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T01:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=112157"},"modified":"2015-05-10T08:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T13:42:33","slug":"sunday-says-podcast-may-10-2015-mass-readings-and-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/sunday-says-podcast-may-10-2015-mass-readings-and-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Says Podcast \u2013 May 10, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday May 10, 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectionary: 56<\/p>\n

6th Sunday of Easter <\/strong>(NAB Translation)<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for May 10, 2015, the sixth Sunday in Easter.\u00a0 Thank you for joining us as we open the Word of God to prepare our hearts and minds for this Sunday\u2019s Mass.\u00a0\u00a0 As we prepare for the Liturgy of the Word we will look for the thread that connects all of the readings into a cohesive whole.\u00a0 As always our readings are taken from the Jerusalem translation for copyright purposes.<\/p>\n

Reading 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In the first reading from the book of Acts, we see the Apostle Peter play an important role in opening the newborn Church to non-Jewish people.\u00a0\u00a0 When Peter addresses them with the statement that \u201cGod does not have favourites,\u201d he permanently ends any notion that the Church\u2019s identity would be determined by race or nationality.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit would not discriminate on the basis of class or appearance or anything exterior or superficial.\u00a0\u00a0 Rather anyone with a heart open to God and willing to accept baptism was welcome to experience the Holy Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0 The scene in this passage is moving because it shows God bestowing a Pentecost-like experience on non-Jews and opening up the Gospel to all people.<\/p>\n

Responsorial Psalm<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Psalm 98:1-4<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The response for the responsorial Psalm 98 is<\/p>\n

The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.<\/em><\/p>\n

This response is completely appropriate for what has just taken place in the first reading, where Peter becomes aware of God\u2019s call to all nations revealed to him by the Holy Spirit and manifested by the outpouring of the Spirit on the Gentiles.<\/p>\n

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Second reading<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1 John 4:7-10<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

In our second reading from first letter of Saint John, we hear the famous exhortation to \u201clove one another.\u201d\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because \u201clove comes from God.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This is a central truth that we hear so often that we may tend to overlook it.\u00a0\u00a0 Saint John reminds us that no, we didn\u2019t love God first, rather He loved us first.\u00a0\u00a0 God is complete and free charity, offering his own passion and death on the cross for even those who might never avail of it or appreciate it.\u00a0\u00a0 But such is the very nature of God who, by definition is love.\u00a0\u00a0 It should come as no surprise\u2014although still quite a challenge \u2013 that God would expect us to love in the same sacrificial and merciful manner that He does.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, we cannot on our own, but if we seek to know and love God, He can transform our hearts into hearts capable of loving more like He loves.<\/p>\n

Gospel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

John 15:9-17<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

In our gospel reading from Gospel of John Jesus said to his disciples: \u2018As the Father has loved me<\/em>, so I have loved you.\u201d\u00a0 Notice that everything starts with the Father\u2019s love.\u00a0 And Jesus\u2019 love is like<\/em> the Father\u2019s.\u00a0 Then Jesus tells us to remain<\/em> in this Love.\u00a0\u00a0 And how <\/em>do we remain<\/em> in that love?\u00a0 By keeping His commandments.\u00a0 What <\/em>are His commandments?\u00a0 To love one another as He has loved us.\u00a0 What does this<\/em> mean? This means for us to love each other with a willingness to lay down our lives for one another.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But to what purpose<\/em> should we remain in Him and love with a willingness to lay down our lives?\u00a0 Joy<\/em>.\u00a0 Jesus says, \u201cso that my own joy may be in you and your joy [may] be complete.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus then tells us the relationship<\/em> he seeks with us.\u00a0 If we think in terms of being just a hired servant, we are missing the point.\u00a0\u00a0 This passage is an amazing and beautiful part of the Gospel because it is here that Jesus teaches us that the intimacy He seeks is one of friendship<\/em>, not just servanthood.\u00a0 God chose us to be His friends \u2013our whole friendship started because He<\/em> chose us <\/em>first.\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0What is the final purpose of this deep abiding friendship? To bear lasting fruit. God will provide all we need to bear fruit if we ask Him.<\/p>\n

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