Remaining in Prayer

Scripture Reflections for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

Year A, Lectionary 59


Jesus always remained in relationship with God the Father. Prayer is a way to express that relationship and in praying, Jesus is bringing us into communion with the Holy Trinity. Like the early Church, who awaited the Holy Spirit, we too are to remain united in prayer awaiting God to guide us.

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Acts 1:12-14
Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8
1 Peter 4:13-16
John 17:1-11
Catholic Productions

“So he's gathering up both the Feast of Passover into his passion, death and resurrection through the words and the Passover at the Last Supper and he's gathering up the kind of prayer and sacrifice and intercession that you see from the Jewish Day of Atonement into his Paschal Mystery as well”


Brant Pitre in "Jesus' High Priestly Prayer and the Day of Atonement" (May 31, 2023)
Saint Katharine Drexel Parish - Boston, MA

“Jesus knows the temptations. Jesus is aware of the struggles. Jesus understands the burdens we bear. His incarnation offered him a deep...resonance with our life experience.”


Fr. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ (May 21, 2023)