CATHOLIC MASS: Fifth Sunday of Easter 5.3.15 – Video, Scripture, Links
“Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vine Grower. … I AM the Vine, you are the Branches. Whoever remains in Me and I in him will Bear …
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FAITHLINK News.va: Pope Francis Bear the Fruits of Membership in Christ and the Church
… “Jesus is the vine,” Pope Francis continued, “and through Him, the very love of God passes” to us “the branches”: “The branches are not self-sufficient, but depend totally on the vine, in which is …
FAITHLINK SalvationHistory.com: On the Vine: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fifth Sunday of Easter
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine that God intended Israel to be—the source of divine life and wisdom for the nations (see Sirach 24:17-24). In baptism, each of us …
FAITHLINK DailyGospel.org: “Bearing Fruit in Abundance,” Commentary by Saint Bernard (1091-1153), Cistercian Monk and Doctor of the Church
I must warn each of you about his vine: for who has never cut back everything that is superfluous in himself to the point of thinking that there is nothing more to cut? Believe me, …
FAITHLINK DailyGospel.org: “A Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the sheep” – Saint Anthony of Padua Gospel Commentary
“I am the good shepherd”. The word “shepherd” comes from the word “to pasture”. Christ pastures us each day on his body and blood in the sacrament of the altar. Jesse, David’s father, said to …
FAITHLINK: The Shepherd’s Voice: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Jesus, in today’s Gospel, says that He is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince, the new David—who frees people from bondage to sin and gathers them into one …
CATHOLIC MASS: Fourth Sunday of Easter 4.23.15 – Video, Scripture, Links
“Jesus said: ‘I AM the Good Shepherd. A good shepherd lays down His Life for the sheep. … I know Mine and Mine know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I will …
CATHOLIC MASS: Friday of the Second Week of Easter 4.17.15 – Video, Scripture, Links
“‘There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish ….’ Jesus said, ‘Have the people recline.’ … the men reclined, about five thousand …. Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were …
CATHOLIC MASS: Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter 4.15.15 – Video, Scripture, Links
“… God so loved the world that He gave His Only-Begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have Eternal Life. For God did not send His Son into the world to …
CATHOLIC MASS: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 4.13.15 – Video, Scripture, Links
“… they raised their voices to God with one accord and said, ‘Sovereign Lord, Maker of Heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them … enable your servants to speak Your …
