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May 2025 Sunday Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Scripture<\/strong> Readings for Sundays in May 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Follow the Scripture readings for Sundays of the Year. Read and reflect on them as part of your daily prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select Month:<\/strong> January<\/a><\/strong> \/ February<\/strong><\/a> \/ March<\/strong><\/a> \/ April<\/strong><\/a> \/ May<\/strong><\/a> \/ June<\/strong><\/a> \/ July<\/strong><\/a> \/ August<\/strong><\/a> \/ September<\/strong><\/a> \/ October<\/strong><\/a> \/ November<\/strong><\/a> \/ December<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday Mass Readings for<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

May 2025  – Year C<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

Sunday 4th May 2025 – 3rd Sunday of Easter<\/a>
Sunday 11th May 2025 – 4th Sunday of Easter<\/a>
Sunday 18th May 2025 – 5th Sunday of Easter<\/a>
Sunday 25th May 2025 – 6th Sunday of Easter<\/a>
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Sunday 4th May 2025 – 3rd Sunday of Easter<\/b><\/p> \n\nThird Sunday of Easter\n\n \n

A reading from the Acts of the Apotles 5:27-32,40-41 <\/b>
\n\n We are witnesses to all this: we and the Holy Spirit <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

The high priest demanded an explanation of the Apostles. \u2018We gave you a formal warning\u2019 he said \u2018not to preach in this name, and what have you done? You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix the guilt of this man\u2019s death on us.\u2019 In reply Peter and the apostles said, \u2018Obedience to God comes before obedience to men; it was the God of our ancestors who raised up Jesus, but it was you who had him executed by hanging on a tree. By his own right hand God has now raised him up to be leader and saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins through him to Israel. We are witnesses to all this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.\u2019 They warned the apostles not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. And so they left the presence of the Sanhedrin glad to have had the honour of suffering humiliation for the sake of the name. <\/p> \n\n\n

\nPsalm: 29(30):2,4-6,11-13
<\/b> \n\nI will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me
\nand have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
\nO Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead,
\nrestored me to life from those who sink into the grave. <\/p> \n\n

Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him,
\ngive thanks to his holy name.
\nHis anger lasts a moment; his favour all through life.
\nAt night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn. <\/p> \n\n

The Lord listened and had pity.
\nThe Lord came to my help.
\nFor me you have changed my mourning into dancing:
\nO Lord my God, I will thank you for ever. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Book of the Apocalypse 5:11-14
<\/b> \n\n The Lamb that was sacrificed is worthy to be given riches and power <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

In my vision, I, John, heard the sound of an immense number of angels gathered round the throne and the animals and the elders; there were ten thousand times ten thousand of them and thousands upon thousands, shouting, \u2018The Lamb that was sacrificed is worthy to be given power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory and blessing.\u2019 Then I heard all the living things in creation \u2013 everything that lives in the air, and on the ground, and under the ground, and in the sea, crying, \u2018To the One who is sitting on the throne and to the Lamb, be all praise, honour, glory and power, for ever and ever.\u2019 And the four animals said, \u2018Amen\u2019; and the elders prostrated themselves to worship. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Gospel of St John 21:1-19
<\/b> \n\n Jesus stepped forward, took the bread and gave it to them, and the same with the fish <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Jesus showed himself again to the disciples. It was by the Sea of Tiberias, and it happened like this: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two more of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said, \u2018I\u2019m going fishing.\u2019 They replied, \u2018We\u2019ll come with you.\u2019 They went out and got into the boat but caught nothing that night.
\nIt was light by now and there stood Jesus on the shore, though the disciples did not realise that it was Jesus. Jesus called out, \u2018Have you caught anything, friends?\u2019 And when they answered, \u2018No\u2019, he said, \u2018Throw the net out to starboard and you\u2019ll find something.\u2019 So they dropped the net, and there were so many fish that they could not haul it in. The disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, \u2018It is the Lord.\u2019 At these words \u2018It is the Lord\u2019, Simon Peter, who had practically nothing on, wrapped his cloak round him and jumped into the water. The other disciples came on in the boat, towing the net and the fish; they were only about a hundred yards from land.
\nAs soon as they came ashore they saw that there was some bread there, and a charcoal fire with fish cooking on it. Jesus said, \u2018Bring some of the fish you have just caught.\u2019 Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore, full of big fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them; and in spite of there being so many the net was not broken. Jesus said to them, \u2018Come and have breakfast.\u2019 None of the disciples was bold enough to ask, \u2018Who are you?\u2019; they knew quite well it was the Lord. Jesus then stepped forward, took the bread and gave it to them, and the same with the fish. This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after rising from the dead.
\nAfter the meal Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u2018Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?\u2019 He answered, \u2018Yes Lord, you know I love you.\u2019 Jesus said to him, \u2018Feed my lambs.\u2019 A second time he said to him, \u2018Simon son of John, do you love me?\u2019 He replied, \u2018Yes, Lord, you know I love you.\u2019 Jesus said to him, \u2018Look after my sheep.\u2019 Then he said to him a third time, \u2018Simon son of John, do you love me?\u2019 Peter was upset that he asked him the third time, \u2018Do you love me?\u2019 and said, \u2018Lord, you know everything; you know I love you.\u2019 Jesus said to him, <\/p> \n\n

\u2018Feed my sheep.
\n\u2018I tell you most solemnly,
\nwhen you were young
\nyou put on your own belt
\nand walked where you liked;
\nbut when you grow old
\nyou will stretch out your hands,
\nand somebody else will put a belt round you
\nand take you where you would rather not go.\u2019 <\/p> \n\n

In these words he indicated the kind of death by which Peter would give glory to God. After this he said, \u2018Follow me.\u2019 <\/p>
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Sunday 11th May 2025 – 4th Sunday of Easter<\/b><\/p>\n\n

Fourth Sunday of Easter<\/p> \n\n \n

A reading from the Acts of the Apotles 13:14,43-52 <\/b>
\n\n ‘We must turn to the pagans’ <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Paul and his friends carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the sabbath and took their seats.
\nWhen the meeting broke up many Jews and devout converts joined Paul and Barnabas, and in their talks with them Paul and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to the grace God had given them.
\nThe next sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. \u2018We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, but since you have rejected it, since you do not think yourselves worthy of eternal life, we must turn to the pagans. For this is what the Lord commanded us to do when he said: <\/p> \n\n

I have made you a light for the nations,
\nso that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.\u2019 <\/p> \n\n

It made the pagans very happy to hear this and they thanked the Lord for his message; all who were destined for eternal life became believers. Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside.
\nBut the Jews worked upon some of the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of the city and persuaded them to turn against Paul and Barnabas and expel them from their territory. So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. <\/p> \n\n\n

\nPsalm: 99(100):1-3,5
<\/b> \n\nCry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
\nServe the Lord with gladness.
\nCome before him, singing for joy. <\/p> \n\n

Know that he, the Lord, is God.
\nHe made us, we belong to him,
\nwe are his people, the sheep of his flock. <\/p> \n\n

Indeed, how good is the Lord,
\neternal his merciful love.
\n He is faithful from age to age. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Book of the Apocalypse 7:9,14-17
<\/b> \n\n The Lamb will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

I, John, saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. One of the elders said, \u2018These are the people who have been through the great persecution, and because they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb, they now stand in front of God\u2019s throne and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. They will never hunger or thirst again; neither the sun nor scorching wind will ever plague them, because the Lamb who is at the throne will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.\u2019 <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Gospel of St John 10:27-30
<\/b> \n\n I know my sheep and they follow me <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Jesus said: <\/p> \n\n

\u2018The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice;
\nI know them and they follow me.
\nI give them eternal life;
\nthey will never be lost
\nand no one will ever steal them from me.
\nThe Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone,
\nand no one can steal from the Father.
\nThe Father and I are one.\u2019 <\/p>
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Fifth Sunday of Easter<\/p> \n\n \n

A reading from the Acts of the Apotles 14:21-27 <\/b>
\n\n They gave an account to the church of all that God had done with them <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Paul and Barnabas went back through Lystra and Iconium to Antioch. They put fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. \u2018We all have to experience many hardships\u2019 they said \u2018before we enter the kingdom of God.\u2019 In each of these churches they appointed elders, and with prayer and fasting they commended them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.
\nThey passed through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. Then after proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia and from there sailed for Antioch, where they had originally been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
\nOn their arrival they assembled the church and gave an account of all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the pagans. <\/p> \n\n\n

\nPsalm: 144(145):8-13a
<\/b> \n\nThe Lord is kind and full of compassion,
\nslow to anger, abounding in love.
\nHow good is the Lord to all,
\ncompassionate to all his creatures. <\/p> \n\n

All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
\nand your friends shall repeat their blessing.
\nThey shall speak of the glory of your reign
\nand declare your might, O God,
\nto make known to men your mighty deeds
\nand the glorious splendour of your reign. <\/p> \n\n

Yours is an everlasting kingdom;
\nyour rule lasts from age to age. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Book of the Apocalypse 21:1-5
<\/b> \n\n A vision of the heavenly Jerusalem, the bride of the Lamb <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, and the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, \u2018You see this city? Here God lives among men. He will make his home among them; they shall be his people, and he will be their God; his name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness. The world of the past has gone.\u2019
\n\nThen the One sitting on the throne spoke: \u2018Now I am making the whole of creation new.\u2019 <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Gospel of St John 13:31-33, 34-35
<\/b> \n\n In the Son of Man, God has been glorified <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

When Judas had gone Jesus said: <\/p> \n\n

\u2018Now has the Son of Man been glorified,
\nand in him God has been glorified.
\nIf God has been glorified in him,
\nGod will in turn glorify him in himself,
\nand will glorify him very soon. <\/p> \n\n

\u2018My little children,
\nI shall not be with you much longer.
\nI give you a new commandment:
\nlove one another;
\njust as I have loved you,
\nyou also must love one another.
\nBy this love you have for one another,
\neveryone will know that you are my disciples.\u2019 <\/p>
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Sunday 25th May 2025 – 6th Sunday of Easter <\/b><\/p> \n\n

Sixth Sunday of Easter<\/p>\n\n \n

A reading from the Acts of the Apotles 15:1-2,22-29 <\/b>
\n\n It has been decided by the Spirit and by ourselves not to burden you with any burden beyond these essentials <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Some men came down from Judaea and taught the brothers, \u2018Unless you have yourselves circumcised in the tradition of Moses you cannot be saved.\u2019 This led to disagreement, and after Paul and Barnabas had had a long argument with these men it was arranged that Paul and Barnabas and others of the church should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the problem with the apostles and elders.
\nThen the apostles and elders decided to choose delegates to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; the whole church concurred with this. They chose Judas known as Barsabbas and Silas, both leading men in the brotherhood, and gave them this letter to take with them:
\n\u2018The apostles and elders, your brothers, send greetings to the brothers of pagan birth in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We hear that some of our members have disturbed you with their demands and have unsettled your minds. They acted without any authority from us; and so we have decided unanimously to elect delegates and to send them to you with Barnabas and Paul, men we highly respect who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly we are sending you Judas and Silas, who will confirm by word of mouth what we have written in this letter. It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle you with any burden beyond these essentials: you are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols; from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right. Farewell.\u2019 <\/p> \n\n\n

\nPsalm: 66(67):2-3,5-6,8
<\/b> \n\nO God, be gracious and bless us
\nand let your face shed its light upon us.
\nSo will your ways be known upon earth
\nand all nations learn your saving help. <\/p> \n\n

Let the nations be glad and exult
\nfor you rule the world with justice.
\nWith fairness you rule the peoples,
\nyou guide the nations on earth. <\/p> \n\n

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
\nlet all the peoples praise you.
\nMay God still give us his blessing
\ntill the ends of the earth revere him. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Book of the Apocalypse 21:10-14,22-23
<\/b> \n\n He showed me the holy city coming down out of heaven <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

In the spirit, the angel took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it were of a great height, and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel; on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
\nI saw that there was no temple in the city since the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb were themselves the temple, and the city did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it. <\/p> \n\n

\nA reading from the Gospel of St John 14:23-29
<\/b> \n\n A peace the world cannot give is my gift to you <\/i> <\/p> \n\n

Jesus said to his disciples: <\/p> \n\n

\u2018If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
\nand my Father will love him,
\nand we shall come to him and make our home with him.
\nThose who do not love me do not keep my words.
\nAnd my word is not my own:
\nit is the word of the one who sent me.
\nI have said these things to you while still with you;
\nbut the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
\nwhom the Father will send in my name,
\nwill teach you everything
\nand remind you of all I have said to you.
\nPeace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you,
\na peace the world cannot give,
\nthis is my gift to you.
\nDo not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
\nYou heard me say: I am going away, and shall return.
\nIf you loved me you would have been glad to know that I am going to the Father,
\nfor the Father is greater than I.
\nI have told you this now before it happens,
\nso that when it does happen you may believe.\u2019 <\/p>
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