7th Sunday of Easter

In these days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the
upper room, waiting for the Spirit to transform the church around the world. In
today’s gospel Jesus prays for his followers and for their mission in his name. Amid
religious, social, and economic divisions, we seek the unity that Jesus had with his
Father. Made one in baptism, we go forth to live our faith in the world, eager for the
unity that God intends for the whole human family.