17 April 2016 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
First Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Second Reading: Revelation 7:9-17 Gospel: John 10:27-30 Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, which means for us, it's still the Easter season. But today's readings are a reminder that we are all destined for resurrection. Today's readings also remind us that suffering may be part of following Jesus. Working for the Kindom can be costly. In the first reading we are told Paul and Barnabas were met with jealousy and their words contradicted by the Jews. These same people incited others to persecute the disciples. But they did not lose heart, they shook the dust off their feet in protest and went on. Then we hear the are comforted by being “filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit”. In the second reading, John tells us that in his vision he saw a great multitude of those who had come out of the great ordeal. They were from every nation, ...