Friday, May 11, 2012
St. Ignatius of Laconi, Religious (Memorial)
St. Ignatius of Laconi, Religious (Memorial)
FIRST READING
Acts 15: 22
– 31
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the
elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to
Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsab'bas, and Silas,
leading men among the brethren, 23 with the following letter:
"The brethren, both the apostles and the elders, to the brethren who are
of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cili'cia, greeting. 24 Since
we have heard that some persons from us have troubled you with words,
unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, 25 it
has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them
to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked
their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We
have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same
things by word of mouth. 28 For it has seemed good to the Holy
Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
29 that
you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what
is strangled and from unchastity. If you keep yourselves from these, you will
do well. Farewell." 30 So when they were sent off, they went
down to Antioch; and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered
the letter. 31 And when they read it, they rejoiced at the
exhortation.
PSALM RESPONSES
Psalms 57: 8 –
12
8 Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I
will awake the dawn! 9 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the
peoples; I will sing praises to thee among the nations. 10 For
thy steadfast love is great to the heavens, thy faithfulness to the clouds. 11
Be
exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let thy glory be over all the earth!
GOSPEL
John 15: 12
– 17
12 "This is my commandment, that you love
one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 You
are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call
you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I
have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made
known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and
appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should
abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
17 This
I command you, to love one another.
O
Truth, you are present to those who seek your help, and at one and the same
time you answer all, though they seek your counsel on different matters. You
respond clearly. but not everyone hears clearly. All ask what they wish, but do
not always hear the answer they wish. Your best servant is he who is intent not
so much on hearing his petition answered, as rather on willing whatever he
hears from you. -- St. Augustine
The Holy Eucharist
Jesus is God
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| The Holy Trinity |
The Holy Spirit
Mother Mary
