FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 3, 2026
REFLECTION ON TODAY'S READING
The Way That Guides
Begin this day with the desire not to walk in darkness.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:1-12).
When you are confused, when fear scatters you, or when haste drives you, remember that His way is not a theory, but a way of living with confidence, integrity, and mercy. Ask Him to guide you so that your decisions may be transparent, and your actions true.
Offer your day and ask Him to make it fruitful for the good of others, especially those who lack the necessities today. Amen.
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Saint Joseph Church Makawao - Bulletin
The Gospel Reading, John 14:1-12
Jesus tells his disciples, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” .
The readings for the last few Sundays have been about the Resurrection, but today’s Gospel takes us back in time to an event in Jesus’ life before his Passion. Jesus tells his disciples that he is going to prepare a place for them in his Father’s house. He promises that where he is going, his disciples will be able to follow. Thomas, who will later doubt the disciples’ reports that they have seen the Risen Lord, contradicts Jesus by saying that the disciples don’t know where Jesus is going or how to get there. Jesus explains that he himself is the way, the truth, and the life. In knowing and loving Jesus, the disciples now love God the Father.
Philip then makes a request that challenges Jesus’ words. Philip wants Jesus to show the Father to the disciples. Recall that Jesus has just told his disciples, “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” As a good teacher, Jesus responds to Philip by repeating and elaborating on what he has just told the disciples: they have seen and known Jesus, so they have seen and known the Father. Then Jesus offers another reassurance about his departure: because of faith in God and in Jesus, the disciples will do the work that Jesus has done and more.
The connection between Jesus and his Father, between Jesus’ work and the work of the Father, is made clear in today’s Gospel. Jesus is in the Father, and God the Father is in Jesus. As God spoke his name to Moses, “I am,” so too Jesus speaks his name to his disciples: “I am the way and the truth and the life.”
The revelation of the Trinity is completed in the passage that follows today’s reading, and it is the Gospel for next Sunday. Because Jesus goes away, the Father will send in Jesus’ name the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, who will continue the work of the Father and of Jesus.
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A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT
In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles we see how the first community of Christians gathered together to discern and resolve how to care for each others’ needs. As good stewards of the sisters and brothers who gathered around the Eucharistic table, the community of faith selected those among them who were to ensure that no one was neglected. How do we resolve to serve the needs of our parish family? How do we ensure that those who might be perceived to be the least of our brothers and sisters are not left alone and neglected?
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