{"id":12168,"date":"2026-05-16T13:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/?p=12168"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:51:25","slug":"april-26-2026-fifth-sunday-of-easter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/april-26-2026-fifth-sunday-of-easter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"May 3, 2026, Fifth Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12168\" data-postid=\"12168\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12168 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nqih336 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o4ys070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s2f700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">May 3, 2026 <br \/><\/span><\/strong>Fifth Sunday of Easter<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><br \/>\n<div>\n<div>Dear Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Family,<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8220;Do not let your hearts be troubled.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0In these words, Jesus speaks directly to the anxiety and uncertainty that so often fill our days. He does not dismiss our worries or pretend that life is without hardship \u2014 he acknowledges the troubled heart and meets it with a gentle, steadying invitation:\u00a0<em>trust<\/em>. Trust in God, and trust in Him. This is not a call to na\u00efve optimism, but to a deep, rooted confidence that the One who created us holds us completely \u2014 that our lives are held in hands that will never let go, no matter what storms arise around us.<br \/><br \/>And then Jesus goes further, offering us a vision of what awaits.\u00a0<em>In my Father&#8217;s house, there are many dwelling places.<\/em>\u00a0He promises not just comfort for today, but a home for eternity \u2014 a place prepared especially for each of us. What a remarkable word:\u00a0<em>prepared<\/em>. Our place is not an afterthought. Jesus is actively making room for us, ensuring that where He is, we will also be. And when Thomas asks how they can possibly know the way, Jesus answers with one of the most profound declarations in all of Scripture: <em>&#8220;I am the way, the truth, and the life.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0He is not simply pointing us toward the path \u2014 He\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0the path. He is the truth that grounds us when the world feels uncertain, and the life that fills us when we feel empty. As we move through this Easter season, we are invited to live from that promise \u2014 not weighed down by fear, but lifted by the certainty that we are deeply known, deeply loved,\u00a0<em>and awaited by the One who is the way home.<\/em><br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Have a blessed day.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Yours in Christ,<\/div>\n<div>Father Edward C. Domme<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">copyright \u00a9 2026 Servants of the Word, source:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscripture.net\/\">dailyscripture.net<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">author<\/span> <strong>Don Schwager<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our Lady of the Assumption Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rev. Edward C. 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