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Today's Readings
Reading I
Acts 7:51—8:1a
Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You
stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always
oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of
the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death
those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers
and murderers you have now become. You received the law as
transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.” When they
heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at
him. But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to
heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand
of God, and Stephen said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the
Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out in
a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They
threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses
laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. As
they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit.” Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice,
“Lord, do not hold this sin against them”; and when he said this, he
fell asleep. Now Saul was consenting to his execution.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab
R. (6a) Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. or: R.
Alleluia. Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to give me
safety. You are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake you
will lead and guide me. R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my
spirit. or: R. Alleluia. Into your hands I commend my
spirit; you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God. My trust is in
the LORD; I will rejoice and be glad of your mercy. R. Into your
hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. or: R. Alleluia. Let
your face shine upon your servant; save me in your kindness. You
hide them in the shelter of your presence from the plottings of men.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. or: R.
Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and
believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the
desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to
eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was
not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the
true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes
down from heaven and gives life to the world.” So they said to
Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am
the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and
whoever believes in me will never thirst.” |
