Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 14.19-28
Some Jews from Antioch and Iconium
came there
and having persuaded the crowd,
they stoned Paul
and dragged him out of the city,
supposing that he was dead.
But as the disciples stood around him,
he rose up, and entered into the city.
On the next day,
he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
When they had preached the Gospel to that city,
and had made many disciples,
they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
confirming the souls of the disciples,
exhorting them to continue in the faith,
that “Through many afflictions
we must enter into the Kingdom of God.”
When they had appointed presbyters for them
in every assembly,
with prayer and fasting,
they commended them to the Lord,
in whom they put their faith.
They passed through Pisidia
and came to Pamphylia.
When they had spoken the word in Perga,
they went down to Attalia.
From there they sailed to Antioch,
where they had been committed
to the grace of God
for the work which they had fulfilled.
When they had arrived
and had gathered the assembly together,
they reported all the things
that God had done with them,
and that he had opened
a door of faith to the nations.
They stayed there with the disciples
for not a little time.
Responsorial – Psalm 145.10-11, 12-13ab, 21
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom. or R. Alleluia!
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. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom. or R. Alleluia!
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom. or R. Alleluia!
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord.
Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glory of the majesty of your kingdom. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.27-31a
Jesus said to his disciples:
Peace I leave with you.
My peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives,
do I give to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled,
neither let them be fearful.
You heard how I told you,
‘I go away,
but I will come back to you.’
If you loved me,
you would have rejoiced,
because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’
for the Father is greater than I.
Now I have told you
before it happens so that,
when it happens, you may believe.
I will no longer speak much with you,
for the prince of the world comes.
He has nothing on me,
but the world must know that I love the Father,
and as the Father commanded me,
so do I do.”
Mass Readings
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 Acts 14:5-18
When, in Iconium, some,
both of the Gentiles and of the Jews,
along with their rulers,
made a violent attempt
to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,
they became aware of it
and fled to the cities of Lycaonia:
Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
There they preached the Gospel.
At Lystra a certain man sat,
crippled in his feet,
a cripple from his mother’s womb,
who had never walked.
He was listening to Paul speaking,
who, fastening eyes on him
and seeing that he had
faith to be made whole,
said with a loud voice,
“Stand upright on your feet!”
He leaped up and walked.
When the crowds saw what Paul had done,
they lifted up their voice,
saying in the language of Lycaonia,
“The gods have come down to us
in the likeness of humans!”
They called Barnabas “Zeus”,
and Paul “Hermes”,
because he was the chief speaker.
The priest of Zeus,
whose temple was in front of their city,
brought oxen and garlands to the gates,
and would have made a sacrifice
along with the crowds.
But when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it,
they tore their clothes,
and sprang into the crowd, crying out,
“Men, why are you doing these things?
We also are humans of similar nature with you,
and bring you the Gospel,
that you should turn
from these vain things to the living God,
who made the sky and the earth and the sea,
and all that is in them;
who in the generations gone by
allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Yet he did not leave himself without witness,
in that he did good
and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons,
filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Even saying these things,
they hardly stopped the crowds
from making a sacrifice to them.
Responsorial – Psalm 115.1-2, 3-4, 15-16 Resp. 1ab
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory,
for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God, now?”
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
But our God is in the heavens.
He does whatever he pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men’s hands.
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Blessed are you by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord;
but the earth has he given to the children of men.
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.21-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
Whoever has my commandments
and keeps them,
is the one who loves me.
Whoever loves me
will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him
and reveal myself to him.”
Judas (not Iscariot) said to him,
“Lord, what has happened
that you are about to reveal yourself to us
and not to the world?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“If anyone loves me,
they will keep my word.
My Father will love them,
and we will come to them,
and make our home with them.
Whoever does not love me,
does not keep my words.
The word which you hear is not mine,
but the Father’s who sent me.
I have said these things to you,
while I am with you.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he will teach you all things,
and will remind you of all that I said to you.”
Reading 1 Acts 14:5-18
When, in Iconium, some,
both of the Gentiles and of the Jews,
along with their rulers,
made a violent attempt
to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,
they became aware of it
and fled to the cities of Lycaonia:
Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
There they preached the Gospel.
At Lystra a certain man sat,
crippled in his feet,
a cripple from his mother’s womb,
who had never walked.
He was listening to Paul speaking,
who, fastening eyes on him
and seeing that he had
faith to be made whole,
said with a loud voice,
“Stand upright on your feet!”
He leaped up and walked.
When the crowds saw what Paul had done,
they lifted up their voice,
saying in the language of Lycaonia,
“The gods have come down to us
in the likeness of humans!”
They called Barnabas “Zeus”,
and Paul “Hermes”,
because he was the chief speaker.
The priest of Zeus,
whose temple was in front of their city,
brought oxen and garlands to the gates,
and would have made a sacrifice
along with the crowds.
But when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it,
they tore their clothes,
and sprang into the crowd, crying out,
“Men, why are you doing these things?
We also are humans of similar nature with you,
and bring you the Gospel,
that you should turn
from these vain things to the living God,
who made the sky and the earth and the sea,
and all that is in them;
who in the generations gone by
allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Yet he did not leave himself without witness,
in that he did good
and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons,
filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Even saying these things,
they hardly stopped the crowds
from making a sacrifice to them.
Responsorial – Psalm 115.1-2, 3-4, 15-16 Resp. 1ab
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory,
for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God, now?”
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
But our God is in the heavens.
He does whatever he pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men’s hands.
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Blessed are you by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord;
but the earth has he given to the children of men.
R. Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.21-26
Jesus said to his disciples:
Whoever has my commandments
and keeps them,
is the one who loves me.
Whoever loves me
will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him
and reveal myself to him.”
Judas (not Iscariot) said to him,
“Lord, what has happened
that you are about to reveal yourself to us
and not to the world?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“If anyone loves me,
they will keep my word.
My Father will love them,
and we will come to them,
and make our home with them.
Whoever does not love me,
does not keep my words.
The word which you hear is not mine,
but the Father’s who sent me.
I have said these things to you,
while I am with you.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he will teach you all things,
and will remind you of all that I said to you.”
Fifth Sunday of Easter (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Acts 9.26-31
When Saul had come to Jerusalem,
he tried to join himself to the disciples;
but they were all afraid of him,
not believing that he was a disciple.
But Barnabas took him,
and brought him to the Apostles,
and declared to them
how he had seen the Lord on the way,
and that he had spoken to him,
and how at Damascus
he had preached boldly
in the name of Jesus.
He was with them in Jerusalem, moving freely,
preaching boldly
in the name of the Lord Jesus.
He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists,
but they were seeking to kill him.
When the brothers knew it,
they brought him down to Caesarea,
and sent him off to Tarsus.
So the assemblies throughout
all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace,
and were built up.
They were multiplied,
walking in the fear of the Lord
and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial - Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 Resp. 26a
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
I will pay my vows before those who fear the Lord.
The humble shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall praise the Lord who seek after him.
May your hearts live forever.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the Lord.
All the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
They shall eat and worship
all the rich ones of the earth.
All those shall bow before him,
who go down to the dust.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
To him my soul shall live.
Posterity shall serve him.
Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
They shall declare to a people that yet to be born,
his righteousness that he has done.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 John 3.18-24
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
and whatever we ask,
we receive from him,
because we keep his commandments
and do the things
that are pleasing in his sight.
This is his commandment:
that we should believe
in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,
and love one another,
even as he commanded.
They who keep his commandments
remains in him, and he in them.
By this we know
that he remains in us:
by the Spirit which he gave us.
Gospel – John 15.1-8
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I am the true vine,
and my Father is the farmer.
Every branch in me
that does not bear fruit,
he takes away.
Every branch that bears fruit,
he prunes,
so that it may bear more fruit.
You are already pruned
because of the word
which I have spoken to you.
Remain on me, as I remain on you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it remains on the vine,
so neither can you,
unless you remain on me.
I am the vine. You are the branches.
They who remain on me, and I on them,
bear much fruit,
for apart from me
you can do nothing.
If someone does not remain on me,
they are thrown out as a branch and wither,
and they gather them,
throw them into the fire,
and they are burned.
If you remain on me,
and my words remain on you,
you will ask whatever you desire,
and it will be done for you.
In this is my Father glorified:
that you bear much fruit;
and so you will be my disciples.”
Reading 1 - Acts 9.26-31
When Saul had come to Jerusalem,
he tried to join himself to the disciples;
but they were all afraid of him,
not believing that he was a disciple.
But Barnabas took him,
and brought him to the Apostles,
and declared to them
how he had seen the Lord on the way,
and that he had spoken to him,
and how at Damascus
he had preached boldly
in the name of Jesus.
He was with them in Jerusalem, moving freely,
preaching boldly
in the name of the Lord Jesus.
He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists,
but they were seeking to kill him.
When the brothers knew it,
they brought him down to Caesarea,
and sent him off to Tarsus.
So the assemblies throughout
all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace,
and were built up.
They were multiplied,
walking in the fear of the Lord
and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial - Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 Resp. 26a
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
I will pay my vows before those who fear the Lord.
The humble shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall praise the Lord who seek after him.
May your hearts live forever.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the Lord.
All the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
They shall eat and worship
all the rich ones of the earth.
All those shall bow before him,
who go down to the dust.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
To him my soul shall live.
Posterity shall serve him.
Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
They shall declare to a people that yet to be born,
his righteousness that he has done.
R. My praise comes from you, Lord, in the great assembly. or R. Alleluia!
Reading 2 – 1 John 3.18-24
My little children,
Let us not love in word only,
nor with the tongue only,
but in deed and truth.
By this we know that we are of the truth,
and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart,
and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence in God;
and whatever we ask,
we receive from him,
because we keep his commandments
and do the things
that are pleasing in his sight.
This is his commandment:
that we should believe
in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,
and love one another,
even as he commanded.
They who keep his commandments
remains in him, and he in them.
By this we know
that he remains in us:
by the Spirit which he gave us.
Gospel – John 15.1-8
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I am the true vine,
and my Father is the farmer.
Every branch in me
that does not bear fruit,
he takes away.
Every branch that bears fruit,
he prunes,
so that it may bear more fruit.
You are already pruned
because of the word
which I have spoken to you.
Remain on me, as I remain on you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it remains on the vine,
so neither can you,
unless you remain on me.
I am the vine. You are the branches.
They who remain on me, and I on them,
bear much fruit,
for apart from me
you can do nothing.
If someone does not remain on me,
they are thrown out as a branch and wither,
and they gather them,
throw them into the fire,
and they are burned.
If you remain on me,
and my words remain on you,
you will ask whatever you desire,
and it will be done for you.
In this is my Father glorified:
that you bear much fruit;
and so you will be my disciples.”
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 13.44-52
The next Sabbath
almost the whole city
was gathered together
to hear the word of God.
But when the Jews saw the crowds,
they were filled with jealousy
and contradicted the things
which were spoken by Paul,
blaspheming.
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly,
and said,
“It was necessary that God’s word
should be spoken to you first.
Since indeed you thrust it from you,
and judge yourselves
unworthy of eternal life,
behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,
that you should bring salvation
to the ends of the earth.’”
As the Gentiles heard this,
they were glad
and glorified the word of God.
As many as were destined to eternal life
believed.
The Lord’s word was spread
abroad throughout all the region.
But the Jews stirred up
the devout and prominent women
and the chief men of the city
and stirred up a persecution
against Paul and Barnabas
and threw them out of their borders.
But they shook off the dust of their feet
against them
and came to Iconium.
The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.7-14
Jesus said to his disciples:
If you had known me,
you would have known my Father also.
From now on,
you know him, and have seen him.”
Philip said to him,
“Lord, show us the Father
and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him,
“Have I been with you such a long time,
and do you not know me, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father.
How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Do you not believe that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me?
The words that I tell you,
I speak not from myself;
but the Father who lives in me
does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me;
or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Amen, amen, I tell you,
they who believe in me,
the works that I do, they will do also;
and they will do greater works than these,
because I am going to my Father.
Whatever you will ask in my name,
that will I do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
Reading 1 – Acts 13.44-52
The next Sabbath
almost the whole city
was gathered together
to hear the word of God.
But when the Jews saw the crowds,
they were filled with jealousy
and contradicted the things
which were spoken by Paul,
blaspheming.
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly,
and said,
“It was necessary that God’s word
should be spoken to you first.
Since indeed you thrust it from you,
and judge yourselves
unworthy of eternal life,
behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,
that you should bring salvation
to the ends of the earth.’”
As the Gentiles heard this,
they were glad
and glorified the word of God.
As many as were destined to eternal life
believed.
The Lord’s word was spread
abroad throughout all the region.
But the Jews stirred up
the devout and prominent women
and the chief men of the city
and stirred up a persecution
against Paul and Barnabas
and threw them out of their borders.
But they shook off the dust of their feet
against them
and came to Iconium.
The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial – Psalm 98.1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Resp. 3cd
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand, and his holy arm,
have worked salvation for him.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.7-14
Jesus said to his disciples:
If you had known me,
you would have known my Father also.
From now on,
you know him, and have seen him.”
Philip said to him,
“Lord, show us the Father
and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him,
“Have I been with you such a long time,
and do you not know me, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father.
How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Do you not believe that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me?
The words that I tell you,
I speak not from myself;
but the Father who lives in me
does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me;
or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Amen, amen, I tell you,
they who believe in me,
the works that I do, they will do also;
and they will do greater works than these,
because I am going to my Father.
Whatever you will ask in my name,
that will I do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 - Acts 13.26-33
When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia,
he said in the synagogue:
“Brothers,
children of the stock of Abraham,
and those among you who are God-fearers,
the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
For those who dwell in Jerusalem,
and their rulers,
because they did not recognize him,
fulfilled the voices of the prophets
which are read every Sabbath
by condemning him.
Though they found no cause for death,
they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
When they had fulfilled all things
that were written about him,
they took him down from the tree
and laid him in a tomb.
But God raised him from the dead,
and he was seen for many days
by those who came up with him
from Galilee to Jerusalem,
who are his witnesses to the people.
We bring you good news
of the promise made to our fathers,
that God has fulfilled it for us, their children,
in that he raised up Jesus.
As it is also written in the second psalm,
‘You are my Son.
Today I have begotten you.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 2.6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab Resp. 7bc
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
“I have set my King
on my holy mountain of Zion.”
I will tell of the decree of the Lord.
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son.
Today I have begotten you.
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Ask of me, and I will give you
the nations for your inheritance,
the uttermost ends of the earth for your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron.
You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Now therefore be wise, you kings.
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him;
rejoice with trembling.
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.1-6
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Let not your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God.
Believe also in me.
In my Father’s house,
there are many homes.
If it were not so,
I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
If I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again,
and will receive you to myself;
that where I am,
you may be there also.
Where I am going you know the way.”
Thomas said to him,
“Lord, we do not know where you are going.
How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to Thomas,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.”
Reading 1 - Acts 13.26-33
When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia,
he said in the synagogue:
“Brothers,
children of the stock of Abraham,
and those among you who are God-fearers,
the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
For those who dwell in Jerusalem,
and their rulers,
because they did not recognize him,
fulfilled the voices of the prophets
which are read every Sabbath
by condemning him.
Though they found no cause for death,
they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
When they had fulfilled all things
that were written about him,
they took him down from the tree
and laid him in a tomb.
But God raised him from the dead,
and he was seen for many days
by those who came up with him
from Galilee to Jerusalem,
who are his witnesses to the people.
We bring you good news
of the promise made to our fathers,
that God has fulfilled it for us, their children,
in that he raised up Jesus.
As it is also written in the second psalm,
‘You are my Son.
Today I have begotten you.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 2.6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab Resp. 7bc
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
“I have set my King
on my holy mountain of Zion.”
I will tell of the decree of the Lord.
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son.
Today I have begotten you.
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Ask of me, and I will give you
the nations for your inheritance,
the uttermost ends of the earth for your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron.
You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Now therefore be wise, you kings.
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him;
rejoice with trembling.
R. You are my Son; today I have begotten you. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.1-6
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Let not your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God.
Believe also in me.
In my Father’s house,
there are many homes.
If it were not so,
I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
If I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again,
and will receive you to myself;
that where I am,
you may be there also.
Where I am going you know the way.”
Thomas said to him,
“Lord, we do not know where you are going.
How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to Thomas,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.”
Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Corinthians 15.1-8
Now I declare to you, brothers and sisters,
the Gospel which I preached to you,
which also you received,
in which you also stand,
by which you are saved,
if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you
—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you first of all
that which I also received:
that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
that he was buried,
that he was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
and that he appeared to Kephas,
then to the Twelve.
Then he appeared to over
five hundred brothers at once,
most of whom remain until now,
though some have fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James,
then to all the apostles,
and last of all,
as to a preemie,
he appeared to me also.
Responsorial – Psalm 19.2-3, 4-5 Resp. 5
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
The heavens show forth the glory of God,
and the firmament declares the work of his hands.
Day to day utters speech,
and night to night shows knowledge.
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
There are no speeches nor languages,
in which their voices are not heard.
Their sound has gone forth through all the earth,
and their words unto the ends of the world.
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.6-14
Jesus said to Thomas,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.
If you had known me,
you would have known my Father also.
From now on,
you know him, and have seen him.”
Philip said to him,
“Lord, show us the Father
and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him,
“Have I been with you such a long time,
and do you not know me, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father.
How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Do you not believe that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me?
The words that I tell you,
I speak not from myself;
but the Father who lives in me
does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me;
or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Amen, amen, I tell you,
they who believe in me,
the works that I do, they will do also;
and they will do greater works than these,
because I am going to my Father.
Whatever you will ask in my name,
that will I do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
Reading 1 – 1 Corinthians 15.1-8
Now I declare to you, brothers and sisters,
the Gospel which I preached to you,
which also you received,
in which you also stand,
by which you are saved,
if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you
—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you first of all
that which I also received:
that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
that he was buried,
that he was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
and that he appeared to Kephas,
then to the Twelve.
Then he appeared to over
five hundred brothers at once,
most of whom remain until now,
though some have fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James,
then to all the apostles,
and last of all,
as to a preemie,
he appeared to me also.
Responsorial – Psalm 19.2-3, 4-5 Resp. 5
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
The heavens show forth the glory of God,
and the firmament declares the work of his hands.
Day to day utters speech,
and night to night shows knowledge.
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
There are no speeches nor languages,
in which their voices are not heard.
Their sound has gone forth through all the earth,
and their words unto the ends of the world.
R. Their sound has gone forth through all the earth. or R. Alleluia!
Gospel – John 14.6-14
Jesus said to Thomas,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.
If you had known me,
you would have known my Father also.
From now on,
you know him, and have seen him.”
Philip said to him,
“Lord, show us the Father
and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him,
“Have I been with you such a long time,
and do you not know me, Philip?
He who has seen me has seen the Father.
How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Do you not believe that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me?
The words that I tell you,
I speak not from myself;
but the Father who lives in me
does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me;
or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Amen, amen, I tell you,
they who believe in me,
the works that I do, they will do also;
and they will do greater works than these,
because I am going to my Father.
Whatever you will ask in my name,
that will I do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Acts 12.24-13.5a
The word of God grew and multiplied.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem,
when they had fulfilled their service,
also taking with them
John who was called Mark.
Now in the assembly that was at Antioch
there were some prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch,
and Saul.
As they served the Lord and fasted,
the Holy Spirit said,
“Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,
for the work to which I have called them.”
Then, when they had fasted and prayed
and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit,
they went down to Seleucia.
From there they sailed to Cyprus.
When they were at Salamis,
they proclaimed the word of God
in the Jewish synagogues.
Responsorial – Psalm 67.2-3, 5, 6+8 Resp. 4
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
May God be merciful to us, bless us,
and cause his face to shine on us.
That your way may be known on earth,
and your salvation among all nations,
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you rule the peoples with equity,
and govern the nations on earth.
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
Let the peoples praise you, God.
Let all the peoples praise you.
God will bless us.
All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – John 12.44-50
Jesus cried out and said,
“Whoever believes in me,
believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
He who sees me
sees him who sent me.
I have come as a light into the world,
that whoever believes in me
may not remain in the darkness.
If anyone listens to my sayings
yet does not believe, I will not condemn them.
For I came not to condemn the world,
but to save the world.
They who reject me,
and do not receive my words,
have one who judges them.
The word that I spoke,
the very same will judge him
in the last day.
For I spoke not from myself,
but the Father who sent me,
he gave me a commandment,
what I should say,
and what I should speak.
I know that his commandment is eternal life.
What I say, even as the Father has said to me,
so I speak.”
Reading 1 – Acts 12.24-13.5a
The word of God grew and multiplied.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem,
when they had fulfilled their service,
also taking with them
John who was called Mark.
Now in the assembly that was at Antioch
there were some prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch,
and Saul.
As they served the Lord and fasted,
the Holy Spirit said,
“Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,
for the work to which I have called them.”
Then, when they had fasted and prayed
and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit,
they went down to Seleucia.
From there they sailed to Cyprus.
When they were at Salamis,
they proclaimed the word of God
in the Jewish synagogues.
Responsorial – Psalm 67.2-3, 5, 6+8 Resp. 4
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
May God be merciful to us, bless us,
and cause his face to shine on us.
That your way may be known on earth,
and your salvation among all nations,
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you rule the peoples with equity,
and govern the nations on earth.
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
Let the peoples praise you, God.
Let all the peoples praise you.
God will bless us.
All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
R. Let all the nations praise you, O God. or R. Alleluia
Gospel – John 12.44-50
Jesus cried out and said,
“Whoever believes in me,
believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
He who sees me
sees him who sent me.
I have come as a light into the world,
that whoever believes in me
may not remain in the darkness.
If anyone listens to my sayings
yet does not believe, I will not condemn them.
For I came not to condemn the world,
but to save the world.
They who reject me,
and do not receive my words,
have one who judges them.
The word that I spoke,
the very same will judge him
in the last day.
For I spoke not from myself,
but the Father who sent me,
he gave me a commandment,
what I should say,
and what I should speak.
I know that his commandment is eternal life.
What I say, even as the Father has said to me,
so I speak.”
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