"Father, the Hour Has Come. Give Glory to Your Son, So That Your Son May Glorify You."
As we end this Easter season, our Mass today recounts Our Lord bidding farewell to his apostles at the Last Supper, with a moving avowal of his love for them and his firm resolve to glorify his Father in Heaven through his own suffering and death. Our readings describe the apostles returning from the Mount of Olives after the Ascension to gather in the Upper Room, marshalling their strength to receive the Holy Spirit and go forth to spread the Gospel and meet persecution and martyrdom. Next Sunday is the great Solemnity of Pentecost.