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Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Mass Readings For Friday, April 12, 2013
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| "The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" -- by James Tissot |
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| "The People Seek Jesus to Make Him King" -- by James Tissot |
Friday of the Second Week of Easter
FIRST READING: Acts 5: 34 - 42
34 But one in the council rising up, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected by all the people, commanded the men to be put forth a little while.
35 And he said to them: Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do, as touching these men.
36 For before these days rose up Theodas, affirming himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all that believed him were scattered, and brought to nothing.
37 After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed.
38 And now, therefore, I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought;
39 But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.
40 And calling in the apostles, after they had scourged them, they charged them that they should not speak at all in the name of Jesus; and they dismissed them.
41 And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.
42 And every day they ceased not in the temple, and from house to house, to teach and preach Christ Jesus.
PSALM: Psalms 27: 1, 4, 13 - 14
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
4 One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.
13 I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Expect the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord.
GOSPEL: John 6: 1 - 15
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3 Jesus therefore went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4 Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand.
5 When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes, and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him, he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6 And this he said to try him; for he himself knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him: Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him:
9 There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes; but what are these among so many?
10 Then Jesus said: Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. The men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would.
12 And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.
13 They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.
14 Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: This is of a truth the prophet, that is to come into the world.
15 Jesus therefore, when he knew that they would come to take him by force, and make him king, fled again into the mountain himself alone.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Mass Readings For Thursday, April 11, 2013
FIRST
READING: Acts 5:
27 - 33
27
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And
the high priest asked them,
28
Saying: Commanding we commanded you, that you should not teach in
this name; and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine,
and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us.
29
But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God,
rather than men.
30
The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom you put to death,
hanging him upon a tree.
31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be Prince and Saviour,
to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.
32
And we are witnesses of these things and the Holy Ghost, whom God
hath given to all that obey him.
33
When they had heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and
they thought to put them to death.
PSALM:
Psalms 34:
2, 9, 17 - 20
2
In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.
9
Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that
fear him.
17
The just cried, and the Lord heard them: and delivered them out of
all their troubles.
18
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will
save the humble of spirit.
19
Many are the afflictions of the just; but out of them all will the
Lord deliver them.
20
The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be broken.
GOSPEL:
John 3:
31 - 36
31
He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of
the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from
heaven, is above all.
32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man
receiveth his testimony.
33
He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is
true.
34
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth
not give the Spirit by measure.
35
The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his
hand.
36
He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that
believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Mass Readings For Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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| "Our Lord Jesus Christ" -- by James Tissot |
Wednesday
of the Second Week of Easter
FIRST
READING: Acts 5:
17 - 26
17
Then the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him,
(which is the heresy of the Sadducees,) were filled with envy.
18
And they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common
prison.
19
But an angel of the Lord by night opening the doors of the prison,
and leading them out, said:
20
Go, and standing speak in the temple to the people all the words of
this life.
21
Who having heard this, early in the morning, entered into the temple,
and taught. And the high priest coming, and they that were with him,
called together the council, and all the ancients of the children of
Israel; and they sent to the prison to have them brought.
22
But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not
there, they returned and told,
23
Saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all diligence, and the
keepers standing before the doors; but opening it, we found no man
within.
24
Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these
words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass.
25
But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison
are in the temple standing, and teaching the people.
26
Then went the officer with the ministers, and brought them without
violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
PSALM:
Psalms 34:
2 - 9
2
In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.
3
O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.
4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my
troubles.
5
Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be
confounded.
6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: and saved him out of all
his troubles.
7
The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him:
and shall deliver them.
8
O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that
hopeth in him.
9
Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that
fear him.
GOSPEL:
John 3:
16 - 21
16
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that
whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life
everlasting.
17
For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that
the world may be saved by him.
18
He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe,
is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.
19
And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were
evil.
20
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the
light, that his works may not be reproved.
21
But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be
made manifest, because they are done in God.
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