FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 7, 2023
AS WE GATHER
Today, we hear how heaven is opened for us through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Stephen saw heaven opened when he was martyred. Jesus tells us He is the living, true way to heaven. And Peter speaks of how we have received mercy that we may enter heaven.
BIBLE READINGS
FIRST READING: Acts 6:1-9, 7:2a, 51-60
(Stephen, deacon and first martyr)
EPISTLE READING: 1 Peter 2:2-10
(We are a chosen race, a holy nation.)
HOLY GOSPEL: John 14:1-14
(Jesus, the Way, Truth, and Life)