Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).

First reading	Acts 8:1b-8

‘They went about preaching the word.’

There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralysed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.

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Responsorial Psalm
Ps 66(65):1-3a. 4-5. 6-7a. ℟1

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

or: Alleluia.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth;

O sing to the glory of his name.

O render him glorious praise.

Say to God, ‘How wondrous your deeds!’

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

or: Alleluia.

‘Before you all the earth shall bow down,

shall sing to you, sing to your name!’

Come and see the works of God:

his wondrous deeds among the children of Adam.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

or: Alleluia.

He turned the sea into dry land;

they passed through the river on foot.

Let our joy, then, be in him;

he rules for ever by his might.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

or: Alleluia.

Gospel Acclamation	Cf. John 6:40

Alleluia, alleluia.

Everyone who believes in the Son should have eternal life, says the Lord,

and I will raise him up on the last day.

Alleluia.

Gospel	John 6:35-40

‘This is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son should have eternal life.’

At that time: Jesus said to the crowd, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.’

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