Newsletter May 11th 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Easter – Good Shepherd Sunday – Vocations Sunday.

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Mass Readings for the 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (Good Shepherd Sunday)

First Reading – Acts 13:14, 43-52: Paul and Barnabas preached to Jews and Gentiles, facing jealousy and persecution but spreading the word of the Lord. They left Antioch, filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 100: We joyfully serve the LORD, knowing He made us and cares for us. His goodness and love last forever, and His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Second Reading – Revelation 7:9, 14B-17: I saw a great crowd from all nations worshiping before God’s throne. They are protected and led by the Lamb, who wipes away every tear.
Gospel – John 10:27-30: Jesus promises eternal life to his followers, assuring that no one can take them from him or the Father, as they are one.

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced.
A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.

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