2026-04-26 Fourth Sunday of Easter
2026-04-26 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Peter's testimony was delivered on the feast of Shavu’ot (a Hebrew word meaning “weeks,” a Jewish harvest festival 50 days after 50 days after the second day of Passover. This period marks the grain harvest and commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. This feast was also known in the first century as Pentecost or 50th day). Peter's advice is 1) Repentance: This is one of the main themes in Acts, and indeed is a hallmark of Jesus’ community of followers. True repentance is the precursor to the forgiveness of sins. This gives us the grace to turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance. It is changing our mind and actions to reposition our lives toward God and to align our actions more closely with the will of God. 2) Baptism: Anyone who calls upon the name of God, Jew or Gentile, will receive the promise of the Holy Spirit. A lot of today's reading is summarised in the last stanza of t...