Born in the third century
During emperor Diocletian both died as martyrs on 2 June 304 in Rome
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
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
In this gospel, the disciples’ false self-confidence is exposed – perhaps ours too? Their love and faith leave much to be desired. The gospel’s readers and we too can learn from it. There is a clear allusion to their flight and abandonment of Jesus. Between the lines, we also read that they will be gathered again after that dark hour. Have good courage. I have overcome the world. This exhortation echoes through all the ages.
FIRST READING Acts 19:1-8
Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you accepted faith?
From the Acts of the Apostles
While Apollos was in Corinth
Paul came
after his journey through the interior Ephesus.
There he met some disciples
to whom he asked :
“Did ye receive the Holy Spirit
when ye accepted faith ?”
They replied :
“We have not even heard
that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Then he said :
“Then how were you baptised?”
They replied :
“With the baptism of John.”
Paul resumed :
“John administered a baptism in token of conversion ,
but he told the people
that they should believe in Who came after him ,
which is Jesus.”
When they had heard this
they allowed themselves to be baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus.
After Paul had laid hands on them
the Holy Spirit came upon them ;
they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Altogether they were about 12 men.
He went to the synagogue,
where he acted boldly for three months
and taught them by his discourses
about the Kingdom of God
tried to convince them.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 68(67), 2-3, 4-5ac, 6-7ab
Sing now to God, kingdoms of the earth.
or Alleluia.
When God raises up the enemy disperses,
where he shows himself, those who hate him flee.
As smoke blows away, so sinners disappear,
as wax before the fire, so they perish before God.
But all the righteous rejoice for joy
and stand unconcerned before the face of God.
So sing to God, glorify His Name,
He is the Lord, rejoice to Him!
To orphans a father, to widows support
god is in His holy habitation.
For the neglected He gives a home of their own,
prisoners freedom and prosperity.
ALLELUIA Jn 14:26
Alleluia.
The Holy Spirit will teach you everything
and make you remember all
what I have said to you.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Jn 16:29-33
Have courage : I have overcome the world.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
John
At that time the disciples said to Jesus :
“Look, now Thou art speaking plainly and using no image.
“Now we see that Thou knowest all things.
“It is not necessary for Thee that anyone should question Thee.
“We therefore believe that Thou art from God.”
Jesus answered them :
“Believest thou now?
“Behold, there cometh an hour, yea it is already here,
that thou shalt be scattered to all sides and leave Me alone.
“Yet I am not alone for the Father is with Me.
“This I have told you, that ye may possess peace in Me.
“Though ye live in tribulation in the world ,
but have good courage :
I have overcome the world.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclical of
POPE FRANCISCUS
On caring for the common home
9. At the same time, Bartholomew drew renewed attention to
the ethical and spiritual roots of the problems concerning the environment,
which invite us to seek solutions not only in technology, but
also in human change, because otherwise we would only be addressing the
symptoms. He enjoined us to move from consumption
moving from consumption to sacrifice, from greed to generosity, from
profligacy to the ability to share together in an asceticism that “teaches
giving and not just simple renunciation. It is a way of
loving, slowly moving from what I want to what the
world of God needs. It is liberation from fear, greed and
dependence”. We Christians, moreover, are called to “accept the world
accept it as a sacrament of communion, as a way of sharing
with God and neighbour on a global scale. It is our humble conviction
that the divine and human meet in the smallest detail
of the seamless garment of God’s creation, even in the last grain of
dust of our planet”.
To be continued.
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this edition is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official english translation
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