Parish of Our Lady & Saint David, Cwmbran

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Posted on 21/04/2013 by admin

“I give eternal life to the sheep that belong to me”

The Word This Week

This is traditionally known as “Good Shepherd” Sunday, and is part of the continuing journey of Easter – remember that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who both gives his life for his sheep and takes it up again. His relationship with us, after the resurrection, is closer than we can imagine: through his dying and rising, Jesus fulfills the promise he makes in today’s Gospel: “I give them eternal life, and they will never be lost.” This Sunday is another opportunity for us to consider the consequences of the Resurrection – how we live the Easter Story.

First Reading: Acts 13:14.43-52

Response to the psalm: We are his people, the sheep of his flock

Second Reading: Apocalypse 7:9.14-17

Gospel: John 10:27-30

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Third Sunday of Easter

Posted on 14/04/2013 by admin

“Jesus stepped forward, took the bread and gave it to them,
and the same with the fish.

The Word This Week

The rest of the world has settled “back to normal” after Easter holidays now, but we continue to dwell on the resurrection of Jesus and the growth of the Church. Today’s Gospel, which many people consider the most beautiful of the resurrection stories, has many themes: the failed fishing trip, the inability of Peter to recognise the risen Jesus, the miracle of the 153 fish and the simple, powerful reassuring words of Jesus to his confused disciples: “Come and have breakfast.” We can all find ourselves a place in this Gospel story, as we continue to wonder at the resurrection.

First Reading: Acts 5:27-32.40-41

Second Reading: Apocalypse 5:11-14

Responsorial Psalm: I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me.

Gospel Reading: John 21: 1-19