May 19, 2026 - Tuesday of the 7th week of Easter
Homily
Starting today and for the next two days, we will read, as the Gospel reading, Jesus' long prayer to His Father at the end of the last Passover meal he shared with His disciples. This prayer, often called Jesus' ‘sacerdotal prayer’, forms the entire chapter 17 of John's Gospel. It is followed in chapter 18 by the arrest of Jesus, which introduces the account of His Passion.