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Today's Readings
Reading I
Acts 16:22-34
The crowd in Philippi joined in the attack on Paul and Silas, and
the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be beaten with
rods. After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into
prison and instructed the jailer to guard them securely. When he
received these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and
secured their feet to a stake. About midnight, while Paul and
Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners
listened, there was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the
foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the
chains of all were pulled loose. When the jailer woke up and saw the
prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill
himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted
out in a loud voice, “Do no harm to yourself; we are all here.” He
asked for a light and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he fell
down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said,
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the
Lord Jesus and you and your household will be saved.” So they spoke
the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. He took
them in at that hour of the night and bathed their wounds; then he
and all his family were baptized at once. He brought them up into
his house and provided a meal and with his household rejoiced at
having come to faith in God.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8
R. (7c) Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or: R. Alleluia.
I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you
have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I
will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple, and give
thanks to your name. R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or:
R. Alleluia. Because of your kindness and your truth, you
have made great above all things your name and your promise. When I
called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. R. Your
right hand saves me, O Lord. or: R. Alleluia. Your right
hand saves me. The LORD will complete what he has done for me; your
kindness, O LORD, endures forever; forsake not the work of your
hands. R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. or: R.
Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 16:5-11
Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me,
and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I
told you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the
truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the
Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and
righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in
me; righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no
longer see me; condemnation, because the ruler of this world has
been condemned.” |
