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Today's Readings
Reading I
Acts 5:34-42
A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law,
respected by all the people, stood up, ordered the Apostles to be
put outside for a short time, and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow
children of Israel, be careful what you are about to do to these
men. Some time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone
important, and about four hundred men joined him, but he was killed,
and all those who were loyal to him were disbanded and came to
nothing. After him came Judas the Galilean at the time of the
census. He also drew people after him, but he too perished and all
who were loyal to him were scattered. So now I tell you, have
nothing to do with these men, and let them go. For if this endeavor
or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if
it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may
even find yourselves fighting against God.” They were persuaded by
him. After recalling the Apostles, they had them flogged, ordered
them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them. So
they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had
been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. And
all day long, both at the temple and in their homes, they did not
stop teaching and proclaiming the Christ, Jesus.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14
R. (see 4abc) One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the
Lord. or: R. Alleluia. The LORD is my light and my
salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom
should I be afraid? R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of
the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. One thing I ask of the LORD
this I seek: To dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my
life, That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD and contemplate
his temple. R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the
Lord. or: R. Alleluia. I believe that I shall see the
bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD with
courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD. R. One thing I
seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord. or: R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 6:1-15
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went
up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The
Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and
saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where
can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered
him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for
each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has
five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so
many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great
deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five
thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and
distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of
the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to
his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will
be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets
with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than
they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.”
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to
make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone. |
