5th Week of Easter – Wednesday C
Today’s readings invite us as individual Christians to continue remaining united with one another in fidelity to Christ—especially in times of trial and disagreement. As we listen to the account of the early Church’s struggle with divisive issues and Jesus’ vivid image of the vine and branches, we are called to examine how our own lives, our communities, and our Church at this critical moment, need to be pruned by our Heavenly Father so that we can bear more fruit.