Thursday, May 17, 2012
St. Paschal Baylon, OFM, Religious (Memorial)
St. Paschal Baylon, OFM, Religious (Memorial)
FIRST
READING
Acts 18: 1 –
8
1 After this he left Athens and went to
Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aq'uila, a native of Pontus,
lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded
all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them; 3 and
because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked, for by
trade they were tentmakers. 4 And he argued in the synagogue every
sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks. 5 When Silas and Timothy
arrived from Macedo'nia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the
Jews that the Christ was Jesus. 6 And when they opposed and
reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be upon
your heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." 7
And
he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper
of God; his house was next door to the synagogue. 8 Crispus,
the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all his
household; and many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
PSALM
RESPONSES
Psalms 98: 1 –
4
1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has
done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
2 The
LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight
of the nations. 3 He has remembered his steadfast love and
faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
victory of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the
earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
GOSPEL
John 16: 16
– 20
16 "A little while, and you will see me no
more; again a little while, and you will see me." 17 Some
of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, `A
little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will
see me'; and, `because I go to the Father'?" 18 They
said, "What does he mean by `a little while'? We do not know what he
means." 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him; so he
said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by
saying, `A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and
you will see me'? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and
lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will
turn into joy.
He
who does not meditate acts as one who never looks into the mirror and so does
not bother to put himself in order, since he can be dirty without knowing it.
The person who meditates and turns his thoughts to God who is the mirror of the
soul, seeks to know his defects and tries to correct them, moderates himself in
his impulses and puts his conscience in order. -- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Jesus is God
The Holy Spirit
