Reflection/Homily for the 7th Sunday of Easter Year B 12th May 2024
Homily for the 7th Sunday of Easter Year B. Acts 1:5m15-17,20a,20c-26. Psalm 103:1-2,11-12,19-20ab. 1 John 4:11-16. John 17:11b-19. Theme: "May They Be One." In the first reading, St. Peter spoke on behalf of about one hundred and twenty brethren (brothers and sisters in the Lord) on the need to have a replacement for Judas Iscariot to keep to the twelve Apostles initially selected by our Lord Jesus Christ. The man to be chosen must fulfil two conditions. Firstly, he must have accompanied them during all the time that the Lord Jesus Christ went in and out among them, beginning from the Baptism of John the Baptist until the day when Christ Jesus ascended into heaven. Secondly, he must become with them a witness to the Lord's resurrection. The person in summary must be able to testify to the Lord's resurrection and also to the preaching and miracles of the Lord. Two men were presented who fulfilled these conditions Peter demanded. They now request the Lord to decide fo...