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Today's Readings
Reading I
Acts 8:1b-8
There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and
all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria,
except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud
lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church;
entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed
them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered
went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to the city of
Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. With one accord, the
crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it
and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a
loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed
and crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a
R. (1) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. or: R.
Alleluia. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to
the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God,
“How tremendous are your deeds!” R. Let all the earth cry out to
God with joy. or: R. Alleluia. “Let all on earth worship
and sing praise to you, sing praise to your name!” Come and
see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of
Adam. R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. or: R.
Alleluia. He has changed the sea into dry land; through the
river they passed on foot; therefore let us rejoice in him. He rules
by his might forever. R. Let all the earth cry out to God with
joy. or: R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 6:35-40
Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to
me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.
But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe.
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not
reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not
to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is
the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of
what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For
this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and
believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the
last day.” |
