2nd Week of Easter – Friday A
Today’s readings are so rich that we have a lot to get to so to explain why, in her wisdom, Holy Mother Church has given us these two passages out of the Scriptures joined together during this Easter season: In the first reading, we hear of a Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people. And we are told that Gamaliel gives the Sanhedrin a principle. And he says, “If this endeavor is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them” (Acts 5:38–39).