Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 8.55-61
King Solomon stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised.
Not a single word has failed of all his good promise which he promised by Moses his servant.
May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers.
Let him not leave us or forsake us, that he may incline our hearts to him,
to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances,
which he commanded our fathers.
Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the Lord,
be near to the Lord our God day and night,
that he may maintain the cause of his servant,
and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires,
that all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and there is no other.
Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God,
to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as on this day.”
or Sirach 50.22-24
Bless, now the God of all; across the earth is his wondrous power,
the God who has increased our days from our mother's womb, and has acted mercifully to us.
May he grant us joyfulness of heart, and peace in our days in Israel forever,
that Israel may have faith that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days.
or Isaiah 63.7-9
I will tell of the loving kindnesses of the Lord and the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
according to all that the Lord has given to us, and his great goodness toward the house of Israel,
He has given to them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
For he said, “Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely”, so he became their savior.
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the messenger of his presence saved them.
In his love and in his pity he redeemed them.
He bore them and carried them all the days of old.
or Zephaniah 3.14-15
Sing, daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem.
The Lord has taken away your punishment.
He has thrown out your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst.
You will not be afraid of evil anymore.
Responsorial – 1 Chronicles 29.10bc, 11, 12 Resp. 13b
R. Our God, we praise your glorious name.
Blessed are you, LORD,
God of Israel our father,
forever and ever.
R. Our God, we praise your glorious name.
Yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power,
and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty:
for all that is in the heavens and on earth is yours.
Yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
and you are exalted as head over all.
R. Our God, we praise your glorious name.
Both riches and honor come from you.
You reign over all.
In your hand is power and might,
and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all.
R. Our God, we praise your glorious name.
or Psalm 113.1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Resp. 2
R. Blessed be the Lord’s name forevermore. or R. Alleluia!
Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the Lord’s name.
Blessed be the Lord’s name,
from this time forward and forevermore.
R. Blessed be the Lord’s name forevermore. or R. Alleluia!
From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same,
the Lord’s name is to be praised
the Lord is high above all nations,
his glory above the heavens.
R. Blessed be the Lord’s name forevermore. or R. Alleluia!
Who is like the Lord, our God,
who stoops down to see in heaven and on the earth?
R. Blessed be the Lord’s name forevermore. or R. Alleluia!
He raises up the poor out of the dust.
Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
that he may set him with princes,
even with the princes of his people.
R. Blessed be the Lord’s name forevermore. or R. Alleluia!
or Psalm 138.1-2a, 2bc-3, 4-5 Resp. 2bc
R. I will give you thanks because of your loving kindness and your truth.
I will give you thanks with my whole heart.
for you have heard the words of my mouth
before the angels I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple,
R. I will give you thanks because of your loving kindness and your truth.
I will give thanks to your Name.
Because of your loving kindness and your truth,
In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
R. I will give you thanks because of your loving kindness and your truth.
All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, O Lord,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.
Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord:
“Great is the glory of the Lord.”
R. I will give you thanks because of your loving kindness and your truth.
or Psalm 145.2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 Resp. 1
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
Every day I will bless you,
and I will praise your name forever; yea, forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and of his greatness there is no end.
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
Generation upon generation will praise your works
and declare your power.
They will speak of the magnificence of your glorious holiness:
and tell of your wondrous works.
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
Humans will speak of the might of your awesome acts.
I will declare your greatness.
They will utter the memory of your great goodness,
and will sing of your righteousness.
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
The Lord is gracious, merciful,
slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
The Lord is good to all.
His tender mercies are upon all his works.
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
Let all your works, O Lord, praise you,
and let your holy ones bless you.
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom:
and tell of your power.
R. Lord, I will bless your name forever.
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 1.3-9
Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always concerning you, for the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,
that in everything you are enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge.
Just as the martyrdom of Christ was established in you.
Therefore you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who will also establish you until the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is the God through whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
or Ephesians 1.3-14
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we would be holy and without defect before him.
In love, having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his desire, to the praise of the glory of his grace,
by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace, which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure
which he purposed in him to an administration of the fullness of the times,
to sum up in Christ all things in the heavens and on the earth.
In him we were foreordained according to the purpose
of him who does all things after the counsel of his will;
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory,
we who had before hoped in Christ.
In whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,
having also believed in him,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is a pledge of our inheritance,
to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
or Colossians 3.12-17
Brothers and sisters:
Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,
a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if anyone has a complaint against another.
even as the Lord forgave you, so must you also do.
Above all these things, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly;
teaching in all wisdom and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,
singing with gratitude in your heart to the Lord.
Whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
Gospel – Matthew 7.7-11
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Ask, and it will be given to you.
Seek, and you will find.
Knock, and it will be opened for you.
For everyone who asks receives.
They who seek, find.
To the one who knocks, it will be opened.
Who is there among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you then, being perverse, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
or Matthew 11.25-30
At that time, Jesus answered,
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
All things have been delivered to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son, except the Father;
nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart,
and you will find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
or Mark 5.18-20
As Jesus was entering into the boat,
he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.
He did not allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your own,
and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”
He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis
that Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.
or Luke 1.39-55
Mary arose in those days
and went into the hill country with haste,
into a town of Judah,
and entered into the house of Zachariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the baby leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
She called out with a loud voice, and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why am I so favored,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold, when the voice of your greeting
came to my ears,
the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
Blessed is she who believed,
that there will be a fulfillment of the things
which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Mary said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked at the
humble state of his handmaid.
For behold, from now on,
all generations will call me blessed.
For the Almighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
His mercy is for generations of generations
for those who fear him.
He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud
in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down princes from their thrones.
And has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things.
He has sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant,
remembering his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
or Luke 10.17-24
The seventy returned with joy, saying,
“Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
He said to them, “I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.
Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you,
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,
"I confess you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to little children.
Yes, Father, for so it became benevolent in your sight.
All things have been handed to me by my Father,
and no one knows who the Son is if not the Father,
or who the Father is if not the Son
and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
Then turning to the disciples, he spoke just to them:
"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
For I tell you that many prophets and kings
desired to see what you see, and did not see it,
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
or Luke 17.11-19
On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him.
Standing at a distance, they lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”
As they went, they were cleansed.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. He was a Samaritan.
Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
Was no one found to return to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has saved you.”
or John 15.9-17
Jesus said to his disciples:
“As the Father loved me, I also loved you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love;
even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.
I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be complete.
This is my commandment: that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this: that someone lay down their life for their friends.
You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what their Lord does.
But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you,
that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain;
so that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
I command these things to you, so that you will love one another.”
or John 16.20-22
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, amen, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice.
You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
A woman, while in labor, has sorrow, because her time has come.
But when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish anymore,
for the joy that a human is born into the world.
Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again,
and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.”
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Pentecost Sunday during the Day (B)
Official Translation
(I will clean up these readings later tonight, but I just wanted to get them out now.)
Reading 1 – Acts 2.1-11
1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. 5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. 6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. 7 They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans? 8 How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
Responsorial – Psalm 104:1+24, 31+34, 29-30 Resp. 30
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Bless the Lord, my soul.
Lord, my God, you are very great.
O Lord, how many are your works!
The earth is full of your riches.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Let the Lord’s glory endure forever.
Let the Lord rejoice in his works.
Let your meditation be sweet to him.
I will rejoice in the Lord.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
You take away their breath: they die,
and return to the dust.
You send out your Spirit and they are created.
You renew the face of the earth.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13
Brothers and sisters:
No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. 6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
Or Galatians 5.16-25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,* 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.
Gospel – John 20.19-23
When therefore it was evening, on that day,
the first day of the week,
and when the doors were locked
where the disciples were assembled,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in the middle,
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this,
he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
When he had said this,
he breathed on them, and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit!
Whosoever’s sins you forgive, are forgiven them.
Whosoever’s you retain are retained.”
Or John 15.26-27; 16.12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
“When the Paraclete has come,
whom I will send to you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth,
who proceeds from the Father,
he will testify about me.
You will also testify,
because you have been
with me from the beginning.”
“I have yet many things to tell you,
but you cannot bear them now.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come,
he will guide you into all truth,
for he will not speak from himself;
but whatever he hears, he will speak.
He will declare to you things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
for he will take from what is mine,
and will declare it to you.
All things whatever the Father has are mine;
therefore I said that he takes of mine,
and will declare it to you.”
(I will clean up these readings later tonight, but I just wanted to get them out now.)
Reading 1 – Acts 2.1-11
1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. 5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. 6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. 7 They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans? 8 How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
Responsorial – Psalm 104:1+24, 31+34, 29-30 Resp. 30
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Bless the Lord, my soul.
Lord, my God, you are very great.
O Lord, how many are your works!
The earth is full of your riches.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Let the Lord’s glory endure forever.
Let the Lord rejoice in his works.
Let your meditation be sweet to him.
I will rejoice in the Lord.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
You take away their breath: they die,
and return to the dust.
You send out your Spirit and they are created.
You renew the face of the earth.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit; renew the face of the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13
Brothers and sisters:
No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. 6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
Or Galatians 5.16-25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,* 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.
Gospel – John 20.19-23
When therefore it was evening, on that day,
the first day of the week,
and when the doors were locked
where the disciples were assembled,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in the middle,
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this,
he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
When he had said this,
he breathed on them, and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit!
Whosoever’s sins you forgive, are forgiven them.
Whosoever’s you retain are retained.”
Or John 15.26-27; 16.12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
“When the Paraclete has come,
whom I will send to you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth,
who proceeds from the Father,
he will testify about me.
You will also testify,
because you have been
with me from the beginning.”
“I have yet many things to tell you,
but you cannot bear them now.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come,
he will guide you into all truth,
for he will not speak from himself;
but whatever he hears, he will speak.
He will declare to you things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
for he will take from what is mine,
and will declare it to you.
All things whatever the Father has are mine;
therefore I said that he takes of mine,
and will declare it to you.”
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 19.1-8
While Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul, having passed through the upper country,
came to Ephesus,
and found some disciples.
He said to them,
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit
when you believed?”
They said to him,
“No, we have not even heard
that there is a Holy Spirit.”
He said, “Into what then were you baptized?”
They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Paul said, “John indeed baptized
with the baptism of repentance,
saying to the people
that they should believe
in the one who would come after him,
that is, in Jesus.”
When they heard this,
they were baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus.
When Paul had laid his hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came on them,
and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
They were about twelve men in all.
He entered into the synagogue,
and spoke boldly
for a period of three months,
reasoning and persuading
about what concerned the Kingdom of God.
Responsorial – Psalm 68.2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab Resp. 33a
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
Let God arise! Let his foes be scattered!
Let them who hate him flee before him.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away.
As wax melts before the fire.
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God.
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
to the Lord, his name!
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
God sets the lonely in families.
He brings out the prisoners with singing,
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.29-33
The disciples said to Jesus,
“Behold, now you speak plainly,
and speak no figures of speech.
Now we know that you know all things,
and do not need for anyone
to question you.
By this we believe that you came from God.”
Jesus answered them,
“Do you now believe?
Behold, the hour is coming,
yes, and has now come,
when you will be scattered,
everyone to their own place,
and you will leave me alone.
Yet I am not alone,
because the Father is with me.
I have told you these things,
that in me you may have peace.
In the world you will have trouble;
but take courage!
I have overcome the world.”
Reading 1 – Acts 19.1-8
While Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul, having passed through the upper country,
came to Ephesus,
and found some disciples.
He said to them,
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit
when you believed?”
They said to him,
“No, we have not even heard
that there is a Holy Spirit.”
He said, “Into what then were you baptized?”
They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Paul said, “John indeed baptized
with the baptism of repentance,
saying to the people
that they should believe
in the one who would come after him,
that is, in Jesus.”
When they heard this,
they were baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus.
When Paul had laid his hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came on them,
and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
They were about twelve men in all.
He entered into the synagogue,
and spoke boldly
for a period of three months,
reasoning and persuading
about what concerned the Kingdom of God.
Responsorial – Psalm 68.2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab Resp. 33a
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
Let God arise! Let his foes be scattered!
Let them who hate him flee before him.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away.
As wax melts before the fire.
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God.
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
to the Lord, his name!
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
God sets the lonely in families.
He brings out the prisoners with singing,
R. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.29-33
The disciples said to Jesus,
“Behold, now you speak plainly,
and speak no figures of speech.
Now we know that you know all things,
and do not need for anyone
to question you.
By this we believe that you came from God.”
Jesus answered them,
“Do you now believe?
Behold, the hour is coming,
yes, and has now come,
when you will be scattered,
everyone to their own place,
and you will leave me alone.
Yet I am not alone,
because the Father is with me.
I have told you these things,
that in me you may have peace.
In the world you will have trouble;
but take courage!
I have overcome the world.”
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 18.23-28
Paul, having spent some time in Antioch,
departed and went through
the region of Galatia, and Phrygia,
in order,
establishing all the disciples.
Now a certain Jew named Apollos,
an Alexandrian by race,
an eloquent man,
came to Ephesus.
He was mighty in the Scriptures.
This one had been instructed
in the Way of the Lord;
and being fervent in spirit,
he spoke and taught accurately
the things concerning Jesus,
although he knew only the baptism of John.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue.
But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him,
they took him aside,
and explained to him
the Way of God more accurately.
When he had determined
to pass over into Achaia,
the brothers encouraged him,
and wrote to the disciples to receive him.
When he had come,
he greatly helped those
who had believed through grace;
for he powerfully refuted the Jews,
publicly showing by the Scriptures
that Jesus was the Christ.
Responsorial – Psalm 47.2-3, 8-9, 10 Resp. 8a
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
O clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For the Lord Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
For God is the King of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
God reigns over the nations.
God sits on his holy throne.
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
The princes of the peoples are gathered together,
the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted!
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.23b-28
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
whatever you may ask
of the Father in my name,
he will give it to you.
Until now,
you have asked nothing in my name.
Ask, and you will receive,
that your joy may be made full.
I have spoken these things to you
in figures of speech.
But the hour is coming
when I will no longer speak to you
in figures of speech,
but will tell you plainly
about the Father.
On that day
you will ask in my name,
and I do not say to you
that I will pray to the Father for you,
for the Father himself loves you,
because you have loved me
and have believed that I came from God.
I came from the Father
and have come into the world.
Now I leave the world
and go to the Father.”
Reading 1 – Acts 18.23-28
Paul, having spent some time in Antioch,
departed and went through
the region of Galatia, and Phrygia,
in order,
establishing all the disciples.
Now a certain Jew named Apollos,
an Alexandrian by race,
an eloquent man,
came to Ephesus.
He was mighty in the Scriptures.
This one had been instructed
in the Way of the Lord;
and being fervent in spirit,
he spoke and taught accurately
the things concerning Jesus,
although he knew only the baptism of John.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue.
But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him,
they took him aside,
and explained to him
the Way of God more accurately.
When he had determined
to pass over into Achaia,
the brothers encouraged him,
and wrote to the disciples to receive him.
When he had come,
he greatly helped those
who had believed through grace;
for he powerfully refuted the Jews,
publicly showing by the Scriptures
that Jesus was the Christ.
Responsorial – Psalm 47.2-3, 8-9, 10 Resp. 8a
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
O clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For the Lord Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
For God is the King of all the earth.
Sing praises with understanding.
God reigns over the nations.
God sits on his holy throne.
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
The princes of the peoples are gathered together,
the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted!
R. God is the King of all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.23b-28
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
whatever you may ask
of the Father in my name,
he will give it to you.
Until now,
you have asked nothing in my name.
Ask, and you will receive,
that your joy may be made full.
I have spoken these things to you
in figures of speech.
But the hour is coming
when I will no longer speak to you
in figures of speech,
but will tell you plainly
about the Father.
On that day
you will ask in my name,
and I do not say to you
that I will pray to the Father for you,
for the Father himself loves you,
because you have loved me
and have believed that I came from God.
I came from the Father
and have come into the world.
Now I leave the world
and go to the Father.”
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Acts 18.9-18
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision,
“Do not be afraid,
but speak and do not be silent;
for I am with you,
and no one will attack you to harm you,
for I have many people in this city.”
He lived there a year and six months,
teaching the word of God among them.
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia,
the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul
and brought him before the judgment seat,
saying, “This one persuades humans
to worship God contrary to the law.”
But when Paul was about to open his mouth,
Gallio said to the Jews,
“If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime,
it would be reasonable that
I should bear with you Jews;
but if they are questions about
words and names and your own law,
look to it yourselves.
For I do not want
to be a judge of these matters.”
He drove them from the judgment seat.
Then they laid hold of Sosthenes,
the ruler of the synagogue,
and beat him before the judgment seat.
But Gallio did not care about any of these things.
Paul, having stayed after this many more days,
took his leave of the brothers,
and sailed from there for Syria,
together with Priscilla and Aquila.
He shaved his head in Kenchreae,
for he had taken a vow.
Responsorial – Psalm 47.2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Resp. 8a
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
O clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For The Lord Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
He subdues nations under us,
and peoples under our feet.
He chooses our inheritance for us,
the glory of Jacob whom he loved.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
God has gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praise to God, sing praises.
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.20-23
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, amen, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice.
You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
A woman, while in labor, has sorrow, because her time has come.
But when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish anymore,
for the joy that a human is born into the world.
Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again,
and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
On that day you will ask me no questions.
Amen, amen, I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.”
Reading 1 - Acts 18.9-18
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision,
“Do not be afraid,
but speak and do not be silent;
for I am with you,
and no one will attack you to harm you,
for I have many people in this city.”
He lived there a year and six months,
teaching the word of God among them.
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia,
the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul
and brought him before the judgment seat,
saying, “This one persuades humans
to worship God contrary to the law.”
But when Paul was about to open his mouth,
Gallio said to the Jews,
“If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime,
it would be reasonable that
I should bear with you Jews;
but if they are questions about
words and names and your own law,
look to it yourselves.
For I do not want
to be a judge of these matters.”
He drove them from the judgment seat.
Then they laid hold of Sosthenes,
the ruler of the synagogue,
and beat him before the judgment seat.
But Gallio did not care about any of these things.
Paul, having stayed after this many more days,
took his leave of the brothers,
and sailed from there for Syria,
together with Priscilla and Aquila.
He shaved his head in Kenchreae,
for he had taken a vow.
Responsorial – Psalm 47.2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Resp. 8a
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
O clap your hands, all you nations.
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For The Lord Most High is awesome.
He is a great King over all the earth.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
He subdues nations under us,
and peoples under our feet.
He chooses our inheritance for us,
the glory of Jacob whom he loved.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
God has gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praise to God, sing praises.
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
R. God reigns over the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.20-23
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, amen, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice.
You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
A woman, while in labor, has sorrow, because her time has come.
But when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish anymore,
for the joy that a human is born into the world.
Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again,
and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
On that day you will ask me no questions.
Amen, amen, I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.”
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 18.1-8
Paul departed from Athens
and went to Corinth.
He found a certain Jew named Aquila,
Pontikian by race,
who had recently come from Italy,
with his wife Priscilla,
because Claudius had commanded
all the Jews to depart from Rome.
He went to them
and because he practiced the same trade,
he lived with them and worked,
for by trade they were tentmakers.
He dialogued in the synagogue every Sabbath,
to persuade Jews and Greeks.
But when Silas and Timothy
came down from Macedonia,
Paul was occupied with the word,
testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
When they opposed him and blasphemed,
he shook out his clothing and said to them,
“Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean.
From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
He departed there
and went into the house
of someone named Titus Justus,
a worshiper of God,
whose house was
next door to the synagogue.
Crispus, the head of the synagogue,
believed in the Lord with all his house.
Many of the Corinthians,
when they heard,
believed and were baptized.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 2ac
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
because he has done wonderful things.
His right hand has saved,
and his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
The Lord has made known his salvation.
he has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his mercy and his fidelity
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth;
make melody, rejoice and sing.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.16-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
A little while
and you will not see me.
Again a little while
and you will see me.”
Some of his disciples therefore
said to one another,
“What is this that he says to us,
‘A little while,
and you will not see me,
and again a little while,
and you will see me;’
and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
So they said,
“What is this that he says, ‘A little while’?
We don’t know what he is saying.”
So Jesus perceived
that they wanted to ask him,
and he said to them,
“Do you inquire among yourselves
concerning this that I said,
‘A little while, and you will not see me,
and again a little while,
and you will see me?’
Amen, amen, I tell you
that you will weep and lament,
but the world will rejoice.
You will be sorrowful,
but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Reading 1 – Acts 18.1-8
Paul departed from Athens
and went to Corinth.
He found a certain Jew named Aquila,
Pontikian by race,
who had recently come from Italy,
with his wife Priscilla,
because Claudius had commanded
all the Jews to depart from Rome.
He went to them
and because he practiced the same trade,
he lived with them and worked,
for by trade they were tentmakers.
He dialogued in the synagogue every Sabbath,
to persuade Jews and Greeks.
But when Silas and Timothy
came down from Macedonia,
Paul was occupied with the word,
testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
When they opposed him and blasphemed,
he shook out his clothing and said to them,
“Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean.
From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
He departed there
and went into the house
of someone named Titus Justus,
a worshiper of God,
whose house was
next door to the synagogue.
Crispus, the head of the synagogue,
believed in the Lord with all his house.
Many of the Corinthians,
when they heard,
believed and were baptized.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 2ac
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
because he has done wonderful things.
His right hand has saved,
and his holy arm.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
The Lord has made known his salvation.
he has revealed his justice in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his mercy and his fidelity
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth;
make melody, rejoice and sing.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation in the sight of the nations. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.16-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
A little while
and you will not see me.
Again a little while
and you will see me.”
Some of his disciples therefore
said to one another,
“What is this that he says to us,
‘A little while,
and you will not see me,
and again a little while,
and you will see me;’
and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
So they said,
“What is this that he says, ‘A little while’?
We don’t know what he is saying.”
So Jesus perceived
that they wanted to ask him,
and he said to them,
“Do you inquire among yourselves
concerning this that I said,
‘A little while, and you will not see me,
and again a little while,
and you will see me?’
Amen, amen, I tell you
that you will weep and lament,
but the world will rejoice.
You will be sorrowful,
but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 17.15, 22-18.1
Those who escorted Paul
brought him as far as Athens.
They left, receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy,
that they should come to him very quickly.
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said,
“You men of Athens,
I perceive that you are very religious
in every way.
For as I passed along
and observed the objects of your worship,
I found also an altar with this inscription:
‘TO GOD UNKNOWN.’
What therefore you worship in ignorance,
I announce to you:
The God who made the world and all things in it,
Lord of heaven and earth,
he does not dwell in temples made with hands,
nor is he served by human hands,
as though he needed anything,
since he himself gives to all
life and breath and all things.
He made from one, all nations of humans
dwelling upon all faces of the earth,
having determined appointed seasons,
and the boundaries of their places,
so that they should seek God,
even perhaps they might reach for him and find him,
though he is not far from any one of us.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being.
As some of your own poets have said,
‘For we are also his offspring.
Being then the offspring of God,
we ought not to think
that the Divine Nature is like
gold, or silver, or stone,
engraved by art and design of humans.
The times of ignorance therefore
God overlooked.
But now he commands that
all people everywhere should repent,
because he has appointed a day
on which he will judge the world
in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained;
of which he has given assurance to all,
in that he has raised him from the dead.”
Now when they heard of
the resurrection of the dead,
some mocked; but others said,
“We want to hear you again concerning this.”
Thus Paul went out from among them.
But certain men joined with him, and believed,
among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite,
and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
After these things Paul departed from Athens
and went to Corinth.
Responsorial – Psalm 148.1-2, 11-12, 13, 14 Resp. 13c
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Praise the Lord from the heavens!
Praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels!
Praise him, all his host!
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Kings of the earth and all peoples;
princes and all judges of the earth;
both young men and maidens;
old men and children:
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Let them praise the Lord’s name,
for his name alone is exalted.
His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
He has lifted up the horn of his people,
the praise of all his saints;
even of the children of Israel, a people near to him.
Alleluia!
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – John 16.12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I have yet many things to tell you,
but you cannot bear them now.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come,
he will guide you into all truth,
for he will not speak from himself;
but whatever he hears, he will speak.
He will declare to you things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
for he will take from what is mine,
and will declare it to you.
All things whatever the Father has are mine;
therefore I said that he takes of mine,
and will declare it to you.”
Reading 1 – Acts 17.15, 22-18.1
Those who escorted Paul
brought him as far as Athens.
They left, receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy,
that they should come to him very quickly.
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said,
“You men of Athens,
I perceive that you are very religious
in every way.
For as I passed along
and observed the objects of your worship,
I found also an altar with this inscription:
‘TO GOD UNKNOWN.’
What therefore you worship in ignorance,
I announce to you:
The God who made the world and all things in it,
Lord of heaven and earth,
he does not dwell in temples made with hands,
nor is he served by human hands,
as though he needed anything,
since he himself gives to all
life and breath and all things.
He made from one, all nations of humans
dwelling upon all faces of the earth,
having determined appointed seasons,
and the boundaries of their places,
so that they should seek God,
even perhaps they might reach for him and find him,
though he is not far from any one of us.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being.
As some of your own poets have said,
‘For we are also his offspring.
Being then the offspring of God,
we ought not to think
that the Divine Nature is like
gold, or silver, or stone,
engraved by art and design of humans.
The times of ignorance therefore
God overlooked.
But now he commands that
all people everywhere should repent,
because he has appointed a day
on which he will judge the world
in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained;
of which he has given assurance to all,
in that he has raised him from the dead.”
Now when they heard of
the resurrection of the dead,
some mocked; but others said,
“We want to hear you again concerning this.”
Thus Paul went out from among them.
But certain men joined with him, and believed,
among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite,
and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
After these things Paul departed from Athens
and went to Corinth.
Responsorial – Psalm 148.1-2, 11-12, 13, 14 Resp. 13c
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Praise the Lord from the heavens!
Praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels!
Praise him, all his host!
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Kings of the earth and all peoples;
princes and all judges of the earth;
both young men and maidens;
old men and children:
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Let them praise the Lord’s name,
for his name alone is exalted.
His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
He has lifted up the horn of his people,
the praise of all his saints;
even of the children of Israel, a people near to him.
Alleluia!
R. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – John 16.12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I have yet many things to tell you,
but you cannot bear them now.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come,
he will guide you into all truth,
for he will not speak from himself;
but whatever he hears, he will speak.
He will declare to you things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
for he will take from what is mine,
and will declare it to you.
All things whatever the Father has are mine;
therefore I said that he takes of mine,
and will declare it to you.”
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 16.22-34
The crowd in Philippi
rose up together against them,
and the magistrates
tore their clothes off of them,
and commanded them
to be beaten with rods.
When they had laid many wounds on them,
they threw them into prison,
charging the jailer to keep them safely,
who, having received such a command,
threw them into the inner prison,
and secured their feet in the stocks.
But about midnight
Paul and Silas were
praying and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners were listening to them.
Suddenly there was a great earthquake,
so that the foundations of the prison were shaken;
and immediately
all the doors were opened,
and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
The jailer, being roused out of sleep
and seeing the prison doors open,
drew his sword and was about to kill himself,
supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying,
“Do not harm yourself,
for we are all here!”
He called for lights, sprang in,
and fell down trembling
before Paul and Silas,
brought them out, and said,
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They said,
“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and you will be saved,
you and your household.”
They spoke the word of the Lord to him
and to all who were in his house.
He took them the same hour of the night,
and washed their wounds,
and was immediately baptized,
he and all his household.
He brought them up into his house,
and set food before them,
and rejoiced greatly,
with all his household,
having believed in God.
Responsorial – Psalm 138.1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 Resp. 7c
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
I will give you thanks with my whole heart.
for you have heard the words of my mouth
before the gods I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple,
and give thanks to your Name.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Because of your loving kindness and your truth,
for you have exalted above all
your Name and your Word.
In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Your right hand will save me.
The Lord will fulfill that which concerns me;
your loving kindness, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake the works of your own hands.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.5-11
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Now I am going to him who sent me,
and none of you asks me,
‘Where are you going?’
But because I have told you this,
sorrow has filled your hearts.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth:
It is to your advantage that I go away,
for if I do not go away,
the Advocate will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send him to you.
When he has come,
he will convict the world
about sin, righteousness, and judgment;
about sin,
because they do not believe in me;
about righteousness,
because I am going to my Father,
and you will not see me anymore;
about judgment,
because the prince of this world has been judged.”
Reading 1 – Acts 16.22-34
The crowd in Philippi
rose up together against them,
and the magistrates
tore their clothes off of them,
and commanded them
to be beaten with rods.
When they had laid many wounds on them,
they threw them into prison,
charging the jailer to keep them safely,
who, having received such a command,
threw them into the inner prison,
and secured their feet in the stocks.
But about midnight
Paul and Silas were
praying and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners were listening to them.
Suddenly there was a great earthquake,
so that the foundations of the prison were shaken;
and immediately
all the doors were opened,
and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
The jailer, being roused out of sleep
and seeing the prison doors open,
drew his sword and was about to kill himself,
supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying,
“Do not harm yourself,
for we are all here!”
He called for lights, sprang in,
and fell down trembling
before Paul and Silas,
brought them out, and said,
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They said,
“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and you will be saved,
you and your household.”
They spoke the word of the Lord to him
and to all who were in his house.
He took them the same hour of the night,
and washed their wounds,
and was immediately baptized,
he and all his household.
He brought them up into his house,
and set food before them,
and rejoiced greatly,
with all his household,
having believed in God.
Responsorial – Psalm 138.1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 Resp. 7c
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
I will give you thanks with my whole heart.
for you have heard the words of my mouth
before the gods I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple,
and give thanks to your Name.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Because of your loving kindness and your truth,
for you have exalted above all
your Name and your Word.
In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Your right hand will save me.
The Lord will fulfill that which concerns me;
your loving kindness, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake the works of your own hands.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 16.5-11
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Now I am going to him who sent me,
and none of you asks me,
‘Where are you going?’
But because I have told you this,
sorrow has filled your hearts.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth:
It is to your advantage that I go away,
for if I do not go away,
the Advocate will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send him to you.
When he has come,
he will convict the world
about sin, righteousness, and judgment;
about sin,
because they do not believe in me;
about righteousness,
because I am going to my Father,
and you will not see me anymore;
about judgment,
because the prince of this world has been judged.”
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