Simply the Sermon for May 17, 2026: Seventh Sunday of Easter
Our readings for Sunday, May 17 are: Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; and John 17:1-11. This is the final Sunday in the Easter season. This coming Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit following the ascension of Jesus. You are invited to wear red or any other color of fire; yellows, oranges or the like.
In these days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit to transform the church around the world. In today’s gospel Jesus prays for his followers and for their mission in his name. Amid religious, social, and economic divisions, we seek the unity that Jesus had with his Father. Made one in baptism, we go forth to live our faith in the world, eager for the unity that God intends for the whole human family.
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