Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 2, 2010
Fr. Anthony Brankin
Gospel: John 13:31-35. “Love one another”
MP3 Audio. 12 min.
Summary: Suffering for our faith enables us to appreciate our faith. St. Stephen was stoned. Perpetua and Felicita chose to be gored by beasts and stabbed rather than give up their belief in Christ. The martyrs showed the pagan world a new way of life. Nations were changed as they became Christians. A happy village and farm life flourished. Sustained by their Catholic faith, the people held out on earth for a life in heaven.
