May 9, 2021 - 6th Sunday of Easter Year (B)

 

First Reading - Acts 10:25-26. 34-35.44-48

    When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at

his feet, paid him homage. Peter, however, raised him up,

saying, “Get up. I myself am also a human being.”

    Then Peter proceeded to speak and said, “In truth, I

see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation,

whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to

him.” 

    While Peter was still speaking these things, the Holy

Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. The circumcised

believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded

that the gift of the Holy Spirit should have been

poured out on the Gentiles also, for they could hear them

speaking in tongues and glorifying God.

    Then Peter responded, “Can anyone withhold the water

for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy

Spirit even as we have?” He ordered them to be baptized

in the name of Jesus Christ. 

Responsorial - Psalm Ps 98

R –The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power!

*  Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous

    deeds. His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. R.

* The Lord has made his salvation known: in the sight of

    the nations he has revealed his justice. He has remembered his

    kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. R.

*  All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our

    God. Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; break into song,

    sing praise. R.

Second Reading - 1 Jn 4:7-10

    Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of

God. Everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows

God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God

is love. 

    In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent

his only Son into the world so that we might have life

through him.

    In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he

loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

Gospel - Acclamation Jn 14:23

Alleluia! Alleluia!

“Whoever loves me will keep my word,” says the

Lord, “and my Father will love him and we will come

to him.”

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel - Jn 15:9-17

    Jesus said to his disciples:

“As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my

love.

    If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my

love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and

remain in his love.

    I have told you this so that

my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete.

    This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.

No one has greater love than this: to lay down one’s life

for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command

you. 

    I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know

what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I

have told you everything I have heard from my Father.

    It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and

appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that

whatever you ask the Father in

my name, he may give you.

    This I command you: love one another.”