With the Season of Easter into its sixth week the collect is an encouragement to keep alive the celebration of the great feast. Lectionary “Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you” (John 20:21). Sunday Mass Readings for May To all the world glad news we bring: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! For Lections search, a drop down menu will show all the available scripture citations as soon as you start to type. 22 MAY 2022: THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER. – Sunday Mass … In 250 AD, the Roman Emperor Decius instituted a persecution which caused considerable suffering to Christians. Today’s Gospel takes us right into the heart, the human heart, and the core, the center of Jesus’ message. Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go … Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle C. The early Church community determines, with the help of the Holy Spirit, not to impose the requirement of circumcision on Gentile Christians. Second Reading – Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23. Sixth Sunday of Easter