Get Ready for Sunday

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Happy Saturday, friend! We are so excited to share with you what's coming up this week as we all prepare our hearts by praying with readings for Sunday, the day of rest with our Lord.

Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days

Sunday, May 18 // Fifth Sunday of Easter

Tuesday, May 20 // Optional Memorial of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest

Wednesday, May 21 // Optional Memorial of Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

Thursday, May 22 // Optional Memorial of Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious

Letter from the Editor //

Dear Sister,

On this Fifth Sunday of Easter we read about the great love God has for us, like that of a husband for his bride. He wants to be with us, to love us to the end. Saint John writes, “He will dwell with them and they will be his people” (Revelation 21:3). He has modeled for us what this love looks like, a love poured out, one that glorifies God. In the Gospel we are given part of Jesus’ teaching from the Last Supper. As He prepares to go and lay down His life for us, He tells us, “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34).

He wants us to be filled with His own love; that is the virtue of charity. With this love, He wants to make us and “all things new” (Revelation 21:5a). And He does not want us to keep this Good News to ourselves. He has a unique call for each of us to spread the truth of His love. When Saints Paul and Barnabas exhort us that “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22), they want us to know that it will not be easy. But it will be worth it. The Lord dwells with us now and He wants to come to dwell in everyone. He has chosen us to bring the truth of His great love to the whole world. May we accept the grace to “make known [the Lord’s] might to the children of Adam, and the glorious splendor of [His] kingdom” (Psalm 145:12).

In Christ’s Love,

Susanna

Read the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter:

First Reading // Acts 14:21-27

Psalm // Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13

Second Reading // Revelation 21:1-5a

Gospel // John 13:31-33a, 34-35

Prayer Practice // How will you choose to love like Christ today?

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About Susanna Spencer

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Susanna Spencer holds a master's in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and is the Devotions Editor for Blessed is She. She is a freelance writer and editor and a teacher. She lives with her philosopher husband, three teen daughters, one pre-teen son, and a miracle baby girl in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She loves reading theology and novels, attending beautiful liturgies, cooking delicious food, and casually following baseball. She is the author of the Gospel Studies including Seek His Kingdom: A Meditation on Matthew , Listen to Him: A Meditation on Mark, Preach in His Name: A Meditation on Luke, and Abide in His Love: A Meditation on John. She was the contributing author and editor for our children’s devotional prayer book, Rise Up. She was the Theological Editor of the Blessed Conversations Studies. Find out more about her here.