FAITH BOOK

 5^th SUNDAY OF EASTER -C-

May 18, 2025

Acts 14: 21-27 Psalm; 145 Revelation 21: 1-5; John 13: 31-33, 34-35

by Jude Siciliano, OP

Mini-reflections on the Sunday scripture readings designed for persons on the run. “Faith Book” is also brief enough to be posted in the Sunday parish bulletins people take home.

From today’s Revelation reading:

Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.

The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,

and the sea was no more.

Reflection:

Revelation is the assurance that, despite the apparent victories of evil in our world, God is sovereign and just and will overcome evil in the end and reward the just who have persevered and lived faithful lives. Revelation speaks to those who look to God for a comfort that only God can give. It is a prophetic book urging us to hear the Word of God and stay faithful to the covenant God has made with us in Christ.

So, we ask ourselves:

• If someone were to ask you, “Which do you think is winning in the world, good or evil?” What would you answer?

• What hope does the reading from Revelation stir in you?

Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051825.cfm

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