Seventh Sunday of Easter: "The Lord Has Set His Throne in Heaven."
At Mass this last Sunday of Easter, before we celebrate Pentecost and other great Sunday feasts, we hear first from Peter, who recounts the choosing of Judas Iscariot’s replacement, Matthias. This apostle’s feast day is Tuesday, May 14. The psalmist reminds us of Our Lord’s majesty: “For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.” St. John also delivers a familiar message: “if we love another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.” Last, we return to Jesus at the Last Supper in John’s Gospel, where Our Lord in his last discourse gives us so many gems of faith – “ Consecrate them in the truth.”