Reading I Zephaniah 3:14-18a Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!             Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart,             O daughter Jerusalem! The LORD has removed the judgment against you,             he has turned away your enemies; The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,             you have no further misfortune to fear. On that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem:             Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged! The LORD, your God, is in your midst,             a mighty savior; He will rejoice over you with gladness,             and renew you […]

Reading 1 Acts 18:9-18 One night while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to him in a vision, “Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city.” He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, saying, “This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the […]

Readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the LordReadings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Solemnity of the Ascension Readings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Paul VI, Pope – – – Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or […]

Readings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter – AscensionReadings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Reading I Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to […]

Readings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter – AscensionReadings for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Reading I Acts 18:1-8 Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews […]