Stay In The State Of Grace
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Fifth Sunday Of Easter (YR B) Readings: Acts 9:26-311 John 3:18-24John 15:1-8 In the Gospel reading our Lord tells us that He is the True Vine and we are the branches. On the natural level, because the sap flows through the vine and into the branches, fruit can be borne by the branches only when they are connected to the vine. Our Lord tells us that we are to bear fruit, but if we are the branches, we cannot bear fruit unless we are united to the Vine. God is the author of grace, so the divine life flows through us only when we are united with Jesus.However, our Lord makes this point in a way…Continue Reading