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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 25th May 2025

Sixth Sunday of Easter                     Year C                                                 25th May 2025 Lectionary Readings: Acts 16 v9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21 v10, 22-22v5; John 14 v23-29. A place for prayer. In today’s passage from Acts we read of Luke joining Paul and his friends in Troas  and journeying to Philippi as a result of a vision given…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 18th May 2025

Fifth Sunday of Easter                     Year C                                                 18th May 2025 Lectionary Readings:   Acts 11 v1-18;   Psalm 148;   Revelation 21 v1-6;   John 13 v31-35. A challenge within a challenge. Jesus said, “I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you. If you love each other, everyone…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 11th May 2025

Fourth Sunday of Easter                              Year C                                     11th May 2025 Lectionary Readings:   Acts 9 v36-43;   Psalm 23;   Revelation 7 v9-17;   John 10 v22-30. The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit Luke, the writer of Acts, tells us that Tabitha (Greek name Dorcas), a follower of Jesus, was raised from death by the power of…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 4th May 2025

Third Sunday of Easter                                Year C                                    4th  May 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 9 v1-6 (7-20);   Psalm 30;   Revelation 5 v11-14;   John 21 v1-19. Jesus asks, “Do you love me?” The chosen passage from John’s gospel tells of the encounter between Jesus and Simon Peter on the shore of Lake Tiberias. When Jesus and his…