Sixth Sunday of Easter

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Sunday – 25 May 2014

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Verses:        

First Reading                         : Acts 8:5-8, 14-17

Psalm                                     : Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20

Second Reading                    : 1 Peter 3:15-18

Gospel                                   : John 14:15-21

FIRST READING: A Reading from the Book of Acts (Acts 8:5-8, 14-17)

⁵ Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. ⁶ When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. ⁷ For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. ⁸ So there was great joy in that city.

¹⁴ When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. ¹⁵ When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶ because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20)

¹ Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
²     Sing the glory of his name;
    make his praise glorious.
³ Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe before you.
⁴ All the earth bows down to you;
    they sing praise to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”

⁵ Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds for mankind!
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land,
    they passed through the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice in him.
⁷ He rules forever by his power,
    his eyes watch the nations—
    let not the rebellious rise up against him.

¹⁶ Come and hear, all you who fear God;
    let me tell you what he has done for me.

²⁰ Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

SECOND READING: A Reading from the Pastoral Letter of Saint Peter (1 Peter 3:15-18)

¹⁵ But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, ¹⁶ keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. ¹⁷ For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. ¹⁸ For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

GOSPEL: A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John (John 14:15-21)

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “If you love me, keep my commands. ¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. ¹⁹ Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. ²⁰ On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. ²¹ Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

For the mass, you may visit Online Sunday TV Mass at:
Sambuhay TV Mass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkbMUkvhhQ or
Sunday TV Mass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UspQHUNALug or
Catholic TV Mass Online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCg1jLffQE

Source:

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