SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 10, 2026
REFLECTION ON TODAY'S READING
Paraclete, Faithful Guide
Today, rely on the promise of the Lord Jesus: He will not leave you without help.
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete” (Jn 14:15–21).
Let your love for Him be evident in what you choose and in what you care for. Ask Him to send His Spirit to remind you of His Word when haste carries you away, and so that your freedom does not become self-indulgence.
Ask that the Paraclete may teach you the simplicity of sustenance, the rejection of waste, and how to make room for those in need.
Place your tasks, your encounters, and your decisions in His hands, asking that they may be consistent with His love. Amen.
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Saint Joseph Church Makawao - Bulletin
The Gospel Reading, John 14:15-21
Jesus promises his disciples that he will send them another advocate, the Spirit of truth. .
Today’s Gospel is a continuation of last week’s Gospel: Jesus is speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper. In today’s reading Jesus offers encouragement to his disciples, who will soon see him crucified. He reassures them that even though he will leave them, he will not abandon them. Instead he will send them the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, through whom the disciples will continue to live in union with Jesus.
Jesus uses the term Advocate to describe the Holy Spirit, whom the disciples will receive. Another word used to describe the Holy Spirit is Paraclete, a legal term meaning “one who offers defense for another.” Note that Jesus says that he will send “another Advocate.” Jesus himself is the first advocate, interceding for his disciples with the Father.
In today’s reading Jesus contrasts his impending departure with the permanence of the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will leave to return to the Father, but the Holy Spirit will remain with the disciples.
Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the disciples will come to know and appreciate the unity of the Son and the Father. They will also understand that they too participate in the communion between the Father and the Son: “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you” (John 14:20).
Today’s reading is one example of the contrast that John’s Gospel presents between the community of disciples, to whom God will reveal himself, and the unbelieving world, which will remain in darkness. The unbelieving world cannot accept the “Spirit of truth,” whom the disciples will receive. Only through the Spirit will God’s revelation and love be known.
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A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT
Philip understood very well Jesus’ words: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” We learn of Philip’s devotion to prayer, evangelizing and healing in the region of Samaria; made up of communities that would not be very receptive to the followers of Jesus. Philip is a model steward, living his discipleship day by day in the Lord without being obstructed by feelings of what cost his actions might entail. Good stewards summon the courage to proclaim the Lord and to serve Him by ministering to others. As an Easter people, eager to rejoice in the Lord, it is important to reflect on how we are living out our own commitment to discipleship.
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