Monday
of the Third Week of Easter
FIRST
READING: Acts 6:8-15
8
And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs
among the people.
9
Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the
Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of
them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that
spoke.
11
Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of
blasphemy against Moses and against God.
12
And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes;
and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.
13
And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to
speak words against the holy place and the law.
14
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered
unto us.
15
And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if
it had been the face of an angel.
PSALM:
Psalms 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
23
For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed
in thy justifications.
24
For thy testimonies are my meditation: and thy justifications my
counsel.
26 I
have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy
justifications.
27
Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be
exercised in thy wondrous works.
29
Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on
me.
30 I
have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments I have not forgotten.
GOSPEL:
John 6:22-29
22
The next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea,
saw that there was no other ship there but one, and that Jesus had
not entered into the ship with his disciples, but that his disciples
were gone away alone.
23
But other ships came in from Tiberias; nigh unto the place where they
had eaten the bread, the Lord giving thanks.
24
When therefore the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his
disciples, they took shipping, and came to Capharnaum, seeking for
Jesus.
25
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said
to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
26
Jesus answered them, and said: Amen, amen I say to you, you seek me,
not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the
loaves, and were filled.
27
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth
unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him
hath God, the Father, sealed.
28
They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the
works of God?
29
Jesus answered, and said to them: This is the work of God, that you
believe in him whom he hath sent.
