Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with you the joy of the Gospel.
Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience this joy by opening his heart
to the healing effect of God’s word.
Available every day
CONSIDERATION
Unanimity in bold proclamation outwardly, has as its counterpart and basis the unity of the whole community inwardly. There lies the deep inspiration, which spontaneously emerges. Common ownership is seen as a normal consequence. And everything is founded on faith in the resurrection. This is how the spirit works: everything is a gift from God.
FIRST READING Acts 4, 32-37
One in heart and one in soul
From the Acts of the Apostles
The crowd that had accepted the faith
were one in heart and one in soul
and there was no one who called any of his possessions his own.
On the contrary, they owned everything in common.
With strength and emphasis the apostles testified
of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus
and rich grace rested upon them all.
There was not a single needy person among them,
because all those who owned lands or houses sold them
and brought the proceeds
to be laid at the apostles’ feet.
To each according to his need.
So Joseph , a Levite from Cyprus,
who was nicknamed Barnabas by the apostles,
– which means Son of Consolation –
owned a field which he sold
and from which he brought the money
to lay it down at the feet of the Apostles.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 93 (92), 1ab, 1c-2,5
The Lord is King, clothed with glory.
Alleluia
The Lord is King, clothed in glory,
with power the Lord hath girded himself.
As firm as the earth, unshakable,
as firm is thy throne throughout the ages,
from everlasting, God, art Thou!
All that Thou dost proclaim is trustworthy,
thy house is holy for ever.
ALLELUIA Rom. 6, 9
Alleluia.
Christ, once risen from the dead
dies no more;
death has no more power over Him.
Alleluia
GOSPEL John 3,7-15
No one has ever ascended into heaven except He who
descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John
At that time Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee:
Ye must be born again.
“The wind blows whithersoever it pleases:
Ye hear its hissing, but know not whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth;
so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Nicodemus answered him:
“How can this be?”
Thereupon Jesus said again:
“Thou art a teacher of Israel, and knowest not even this?
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee:
We speak of what We know
and We testify of what We have seen
but ye do not accept our testimony.
If ye believe not even when I speak unto you of things already known on earth,
how then will you believe
when I speak to you of things that are still hidden in the heavens?
“Never has anyone ascended to Heaven,
except He that descended from heaven,
the Son of Man.
“And this Son of Man must be lifted up,
as Moses once lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
so that everyone who believes
in Him shall have everlasting life.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclic of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care of the Common Home
Cultural ecology
143. Along with natural heritage, there is a historical, artistic and cultural heritage, which is equally threatened. It is part of the common identity of a place and is a basis for building a habitable city. It is not about destroying something and creating new, hypothetically more ecological, cities, where it may not always seem desirable to live. One must integrate the history, culture and architecture of a particular place while safeguarding its original identity. Therefore, ecology also calls for caring for humanity’s cultural resources in the broadest sense of the word. More directly, it calls for paying attention to local cultures at the time of analysing environmental issues, establishing a dialogue between technological language and language of the people. When rethinking man’s relationship with the environment, culture should not be excluded, namely only as monuments of the past, but especially in its living, dynamic and participatory sense.
To be continued
The Bible text in this edition is taken from The New Translation of the Bible,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Recitals from Liturgical suggestions for the weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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