May 11 - Sunday of the 4th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 13:14,43-52; Ps.100:1-3,5; Rv.7:9,14b-17; Jn.10:27-30) "The Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water." Joy is our promise in the Lord, brothers and sisters. Absolute, eternal, universal joy. And though we may suffer persecution now, "the time of great distress" upon us but provides the means, the water, by which all saints "have washed their robes and made them white." "The blood of the Lamb" is necessary to bring us to the kingdom of God. Paul and Barnabas suffer "violent abuse" today for proclaiming the word of the Lord…
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