Invitation
May I draw your attention to:
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation aims to share with you the joy of the Gospel.
Everyone, without exception,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
The apostles are accused by the high priests. They are not complying with the ban on preaching, and in substance they continue to accuse the authorities of having carried out the murder of Jesus. Peter responds to the accusations, but formally confirms that they will not obey anyone but God. For we must obey God rather than men. Faith in Jesus, in his death and resurrection, will demand sacrifices: from us too. Are we prepared for this?
FIRST READING Acts 5, 27–33
We are witnesses to all this, and so is the Holy Spirit.
From the Acts of the Apostles
In those days, the officers of the commander took the apostles and brought them before the Sanhedrin.
The high priest began to question them:
“Did we not strictly forbid you to teach in that Name?
“Because of you, all Jerusalem is full of your teaching.
“Moreover, you are trying to lay the blame for this man’s blood on us.”
But Peter and the other apostles replied:
“We must obey God rather than men.
“The God of our fathers has raised Jesus to life,
whom you have crucified
by nailing Him to the cross.
“God has exalted him as Leader and Saviour,
at his right hand,
to grant Israel repentance
and forgiveness of sins.
“We are witnesses to all this,
as is the Holy Spirit,
whom God has given to those who obey him.”
When they heard this, they were filled with rage;
and resolved to kill them.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 34(33), 2, 9, 17-18, 19-20
Those who cry out in distress, the Lord hears them.
or:Alleluia.
I will praise the Lord every day,
his praise is ever on my lips.
Take heed and see how gracious the Lord is,
blessed is he who seeks his salvation in Him.
He turns his face away from evildoers,
they are forgotten on earth.
The Lord hears the cries of the devout,
and rescues them from every distress.
The Lord is near to the contrite in heart,
He helps those who acknowledge their guilt.
Many calamities will threaten the devout,
from each of them the Lord rescues him.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia.
He who called all things into being
and had mercy on us, His people,
He is risen, Christ the Lord!
Alleluia.
GOSPEL John 3, 31-36
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
John
At that time, Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“He who comes from above
is above all.
“He who is of the earth
belongs to the earth and speaks the language of the earth.
“He who comes from heaven is above all.
“He bears witness to what He saw and heard,
yet no one accepts His testimony.
“Whoever does accept His testimony
thereby confirms that God is true.
“For He who was sent by God
speaks God’s own words:
Thus God bestows His Spirit without measure.
“The Father loves the Son,
and has placed everything in His hands.
“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.
“Whoever refuses to believe in the Son will not see life,
on the contrary, the wrath of God remains upon him.”
Laudato Si
Encyclical of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care for Our Common Home
88. The bishops of Brazil have emphasised that, apart from the fact that all of
nature is a manifestation of God, it is the place of his presence.
In every creature dwells his life-giving Spirit, who calls us
to a relationship with Him. The discovery of this presence
stimulates in us the development of the ‘ecological virtues’.
But when we say this, let us not forget that there is also an infinite distance,
that the things of this world do not possess the fullness of God.
Otherwise, we would not be able to do good to creatures,
because we would not recognise their own authentic place and
would ultimately unjustly demand from them what, in their smallness, they cannot give us.
To be continued every day at 1 am
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The Bible text in this edition is taken fromThe New Bible Translation,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Reflections from Liturgical Suggestions for Weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official english Translation
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