Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 1.1-11
The first book I wrote, Theophilus,
concerned all that Jesus
began both to do and to teach,
until the day in which
he was received up,
after he had given commandment
through the Holy Spirit
to the Apostles whom he had chosen.
To these he also showed himself alive
after he suffered,
by many proofs,
appearing to them over a period of forty days,
and speaking about the Kingdom of God.
Being assembled together with them,
he commanded them,
“Do not depart from Jerusalem,
but wait for the promise of the Father,
which you heard from me.
For John indeed baptized in water,
but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit
not many days from now.”
Therefore when they had come together,
they asked him,
“Lord, are you now restoring
the kingdom to Israel?”
He said to them,
“It is not for you to know
times or seasons which the Father
has set within his own authority.
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.
You will be witnesses to me
in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
When he had said these things,
as they were looking, he was taken up,
and a cloud received him out of their sight.
While they were looking steadfastly
into the sky as he went,
behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
who said, “You men of Galilee,
why do you stand looking into heaven?
This Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven
will come back in the same way
as you saw him going into heaven.”
Responsorial – Psalm 47.2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. 6
R. God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 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 has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 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 has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 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 has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. or R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – Ephesians 1.17-23
Brothers and sisters:
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory,
give to you a spirit
of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him;
having the eyes of your hearts
enlightened that you may know
what is the hope of his calling,
and what are the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints,
and what is the exceeding greatness
of his power toward us who believe,
according to that working
of the strength of his might
which he worked in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead,
and made him sit at his right hand
in the heavenly places,
far above all rule, and authority,
and power, and dominion,
and every name that is named,
not only in this age,
but also in that which is to come.
He put all things in subjection under his feet,
and gave him to be head over all things
for the Church, which is his body,
the fullness of him who fills all in all.
OR Ephesians 4.1-13
Brothers and sisters,
I, the prisoner in the Lord,
beg you to walk in a manner
worthy of the calling
with which you were called,
with all lowliness and humility, with patience,
bearing with one another in love;
being eager to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as you also were called
in one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in us all.
But to each one of us was the grace given
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Therefore it says,
“When he ascended on high,
he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
Now this, “He ascended”,
what is it but that he also first descended
into the lower parts of the earth?
He who descended is the one
who also ascended far above all the heavens,
that he might fill all things.
He gave some to be apostles;
and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints,
to the work of serving,
to the building up of the body of Christ;
until we all attain to the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to a full-grown man,
to the measure of the stature
of the fullness of Christ.
Gospel – Mark 16.15-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Go into all the world,
and preach the Gospel to the whole creation.
The one who believes and is baptized
will be saved;
but the one who disbelieves
will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will cast out demons;
they will speak with new languages;
they will take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing,
it will in no way hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover.”
So then the Lord Jesus,
after he had spoken to them,
was received up into heaven,
and sat down at the right hand of God.
They went out, and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them,
and confirming the word by the signs that followed.
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Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 1.15-17, 20-26
In those days,
Peter stood up
in the middle of the disciples
(The names of the crowd
numbered about 120)
and said,
“Men; Brothers,
it was necessary
that this Scripture should be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit spoke before
by the mouth of David
concerning Judas,
who was guide to those who took Jesus.
For he was numbered with us,
and received his portion in this ministry
For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation be made desolate.
Let no one dwell therein;’
and,‘Let another take his office.’
Of the men therefore
who have accompanied us
all the time that the Lord Jesus
came and went among us,
beginning from the baptism of John,
to the day that he was received up from us,
of these one must become
a witness with us of his resurrection.”
They put forward two,
Joseph called Barsabbas,
who was also called Justus,
and Matthias.
They prayed, and said,
“You, Lord, who know the hearts of all,
show which one of these two you have chosen
to take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas fell away to go to his own place.”
They drew lots for them,
and the lot fell on Matthias,
and he was numbered with the Eleven Apostles.
Responsorial – Psalm 113.1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Resp. 8
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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 forever more.
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. or R. Alleluia!
Who is like the Lord, our God, who has his seat on high,
Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – 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.”
Reading 1 – Acts 1.15-17, 20-26
In those days,
Peter stood up
in the middle of the disciples
(The names of the crowd
numbered about 120)
and said,
“Men; Brothers,
it was necessary
that this Scripture should be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit spoke before
by the mouth of David
concerning Judas,
who was guide to those who took Jesus.
For he was numbered with us,
and received his portion in this ministry
For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation be made desolate.
Let no one dwell therein;’
and,‘Let another take his office.’
Of the men therefore
who have accompanied us
all the time that the Lord Jesus
came and went among us,
beginning from the baptism of John,
to the day that he was received up from us,
of these one must become
a witness with us of his resurrection.”
They put forward two,
Joseph called Barsabbas,
who was also called Justus,
and Matthias.
They prayed, and said,
“You, Lord, who know the hearts of all,
show which one of these two you have chosen
to take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas fell away to go to his own place.”
They drew lots for them,
and the lot fell on Matthias,
and he was numbered with the Eleven Apostles.
Responsorial – Psalm 113.1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Resp. 8
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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 forever more.
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. or R. Alleluia!
Who is like the Lord, our God, who has his seat on high,
Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
R. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. 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. The Lord will set him with the princes of his people. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – 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.”
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