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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>USCCB Daily Readings</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings</link> <description>USCCB Daily Readings from the New American Bible Revised Edition</description> <language>en</language> <copyright>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</copyright> <item> <title>Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050324.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1Corinthians/15?1 ">1 Cor 15:1-8</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> I am reminding you, brothers and sisters,<br />of the Gospel I preached to you,<br />which you indeed received and in which you also stand.<br />Through it you are also being saved,<br />if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,<br />unless you believed in vain.<br />For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received:<br />that Christ died for our sins<br />in accordance with the Scriptures;<br />that he was buried;<br />that he was raised on the third day<br />in accordance with the Scriptures;<br />that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.<br />After that, he appeared to more<br />than five hundred brothers and sisters at once,<br />most of whom are still living,<br />though some have fallen asleep.<br />After that he appeared to James,<br />then to all the Apostles.<br />Last of all, as to one born abnormally,<br />he appeared to me.<br /></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/19?2 ">Ps 19:2-3, 4-5</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. (5) <strong>Their message goes out through all the earth.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />The heavens declare the glory of God;<br />and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.<br />Day pours out the word to day;<br />and night to night imparts knowledge.<br />R. <strong>Their message goes out through all the earth.</strong><br />or:<br />R.<strong> Alleluia.</strong><br />Not a word nor a discourse<br />whose voice is not heard;<br />Through all the earth their voice resounds,<br />and to the ends of the world, their message.<br />R. <strong>Their message goes out through all the earth.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6 ">Jn 14:6b, 9c</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R.<strong> Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;<br />Philip, whoever has seen me has seen the Father.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6 ">Jn 14:6-14</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Jesus said to Thomas, "I am the way and the truth and the life.<br />No one comes to the Father except through me.<br />If you know me, then you will also know my Father.<br />From now on you do know him and have seen him."<br />Philip said to him, <br />"Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."<br />Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time<br />and you still do not know me, Philip?<br />Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.<br />How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?<br />Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?<br />The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own.<br />The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. <br />Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me,<br />or else, believe because of the works themselves.<br />Amen, amen, I say to you,<br />whoever believes in me will do the works that I do,<br />and will do greater ones than these,<br />because I am going to the Father.<br />And whatever you ask in my name, I will do,<br />so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.<br />If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it."<br /></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050324.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050224.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <ul class="nested"><li>Readings for the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0502-memorial-athanasius.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en">Memorial of Saint Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church</a></li></ul> <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/15?7 ">Acts 15:7-21</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> After much debate had taken place,<br />Peter got up and said to the Apostles and the presbyters,<br />“My brothers, you are well aware that from early days<br />God made his choice among you that through my mouth<br />the Gentiles would hear the word of the Gospel and believe.<br />And God, who knows the heart,<br />bore witness by granting them the Holy Spirit<br />just as he did us.<br />He made no distinction between us and them,<br />for by faith he purified their hearts.<br />Why, then, are you now putting God to the test<br />by placing on the shoulders of the disciples<br />a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?<br />On the contrary, we believe that we are saved<br />through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they.”<br />The whole assembly fell silent,<br />and they listened<br />while Paul and Barnabas described the signs and wonders<br />God had worked among the Gentiles through them.<br /><br />After they had fallen silent, James responded,<br />“My brothers, listen to me.<br />Symeon has described how God first concerned himself<br />with acquiring from among the Gentiles a people for his name.<br />The words of the prophets agree with this, as is written:<br /><br /><em>After this I shall return<br />and rebuild the fallen hut of David;<br />from its ruins I shall rebuild it<br />and raise it up again,<br />so that the rest of humanity may seek out the Lord,<br />even all the Gentiles on whom my name is invoked.<br />Thus says the Lord who accomplishes these things,<br />known from of old.</em><br /><br />It is my judgment, therefore,<br />that we ought to stop troubling the Gentiles who turn to God,<br />but tell them by letter to avoid pollution from idols,<br />unlawful marriage, the meat of strangled animals, and blood.<br />For Moses, for generations now,<br />has had those who proclaim him in every town,<br />as he has been read in the synagogues every sabbath.”<br /></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/96?1 ">PS 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. (3) <strong>Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Sing to the LORD a new song;<br />sing to the LORD, all you lands.<br />Sing to the LORD; bless his name.<br />R. <strong>Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Announce his salvation, day after day.<br />Tell his glory among the nations;<br />among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.<br />R. <strong>Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Say among the nations: The LORD is king.<br />He has made the world firm, not to be moved;<br />he governs the peoples with equity.<br />R. <strong>Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?27 ">Jn 10:27</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />My sheep know my voice, says the Lord;<br />I know them, and they follow me.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?9 ">Jn 15:9-11</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Jesus said to his disciples:<br />“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.<br />Remain in my love.<br />If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,<br />just as I have kept my Father’s commandments<br />and remain in his love.<br /><br />“I have told you this so that<br />my joy might be in you and<br />your joy might be complete.”<br /></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050224.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050124.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/15?1 ">Acts 15:1-6</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers,<br />“Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice,<br />you cannot be saved.”<br />Because there arose no little dissension and debate<br />by Paul and Barnabas with them,<br />it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others<br />should go up to Jerusalem to the Apostles and presbyters<br />about this question. <br />They were sent on their journey by the Church,<br />and passed through Phoenicia and Samaria<br />telling of the conversion of the Gentiles,<br />and brought great joy to all the brethren.<br />When they arrived in Jerusalem,<br />they were welcomed by the Church,<br />as well as by the Apostles and the presbyters,<br />and they reported what God had done with them.<br />But some from the party of the Pharisees who had become believers<br />stood up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them<br />and direct them to observe the Mosaic law.”<br /><br />The Apostles and the presbyters met together to see about this matter.<br /></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/122?1 ">PS 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. (see 1) <strong>Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />I rejoiced because they said to me,<br />“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”<br />And now we have set foot<br />within your gates, O Jerusalem.<br />R. <strong>Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Jerusalem, built as a city<br />with compact unity.<br />To it the tribes go up,<br />the tribes of the LORD.<br />R. <strong>Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />According to the decree for Israel,<br />to give thanks to the name of the LORD.<br />In it are set up judgment seats,<br />seats for the house of David.<br />R. <strong>Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?4 ">Jn 15:4a, 5b</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord;<br />whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?1 ">Jn 15:1-8</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Jesus said to his disciples:<br />“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.<br />He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,<br />and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.<br />You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.<br />Remain in me, as I remain in you.<br />Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own<br />unless it remains on the vine,<br />so neither can you unless you remain in me.<br />I am the vine, you are the branches.<br />Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit,<br />because without me you can do nothing.<br />Anyone who does not remain in me<br />will be thrown out like a branch and wither;<br />people will gather them and throw them into a fire<br />and they will be burned.<br />If you remain in me and my words remain in you,<br />ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.<br />By this is my Father glorified,<br />that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”<br /></div> <ul class="nested"><li>Readings for the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0501-memorial-joseph-worker.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en">Optional Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker</a></li></ul> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050124.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/043024.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/14?19 ">Acts 14:19-28</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>In those days, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium<br />arrived and won over the crowds.<br />They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,<br />supposing that he was dead.<br />But when the disciples gathered around him,<br />he got up and entered the city.<br />On the following day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.<br /><br />After they had proclaimed the good news to that city<br />and made a considerable number of disciples,<br />they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.<br />They strengthened the spirits of the disciples<br />and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying,<br />"It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships<br />to enter the Kingdom of God."<br />They appointed presbyters for them in each Church and,<br />with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord<br />in whom they had put their faith.<br />Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.<br />After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia.<br />From there they sailed to Antioch,<br />where they had been commended to the grace of God<br />for the work they had now accomplished.<br />And when they arrived, they called the Church together<br />and reported what God had done with them<br />and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.<br />Then they spent no little time with the disciples.</p></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Psalms/145?10 ">Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R.(see 12) <strong>Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,<br />and let your faithful ones bless you.<br />Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom<br />and speak of your might.<br />R.<strong> Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Making known to men your might<br />and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.<br />Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,<br />and your dominion endures through all generations.<br />R. <strong>Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom.</strong><br />or:<br />R.<strong> Alleluia.</strong><br />May my mouth speak the praise of the LORD,<br />and may all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.<br />R.<strong> Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?46 ">See Lk 24:46, 26</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead,<br />and so enter into his glory.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?27 ">Jn 14:27-31a</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>Jesus said to his disciples:<br />"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.<br />Not as the world gives do I give it to you.<br />Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.<br />You heard me tell you,<br />'I am going away and I will come back to you.'<br />If you loved me,<br />you would rejoice that I am going to the Father;<br />for the Father is greater than I.<br />And now I have told you this before it happens,<br />so that when it happens you may believe.<br />I will no longer speak much with you,<br />for the ruler of the world is coming.<br />He has no power over me,<br />but the world must know that I love the Father<br />and that I do just as the Father has commanded me."</p></div> <ul class="nested"><li>Readings for the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0430-memorial-pius-v.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en">Optional Memorial of Saint Pius V, pope, religious</a></li></ul> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/043024.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042924.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <ul class="nested"><li>Readings for the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0429-memorial-catherine-siena.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en">Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church</a></li></ul> <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/14?5 ">Acts 14:5-18</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> There was an attempt in Iconium<br />by both the Gentiles and the Jews,<br />together with their leaders,<br />to attack and stone Paul and Barnabas.<br />They realized it,<br />and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe<br />and to the surrounding countryside,<br />where they continued to proclaim the Good News.<br /><br />At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth,<br />who had never walked. <br />He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at him,<br />saw that he had the faith to be healed,<br />and called out in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet."<br />He jumped up and began to walk about.<br />When the crowds saw what Paul had done,<br />they cried out in Lycaonian,<br />"The gods have come down to us in human form." <br />They called Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes,"<br />because he was the chief speaker.<br />And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city,<br />brought oxen and garlands to the gates,<br />for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.<br /><br />The Apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments<br />when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,<br />"Men, why are you doing this? <br />We are of the same nature as you, human beings. <br />We proclaim to you good news<br />that you should turn from these idols to the living God,<br /><em>who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.</em><br />In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways;<br />yet, in bestowing his goodness,<br />he did not leave himself without witness,<br />for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons,<br />and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts."<br />Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds<br />from offering sacrifice to them.<br /></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/115?1 ">Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. (1ab)<strong> Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Not to us, O LORD, not to us<br />but to your name give glory<br />because of your mercy, because of your truth.<br />Why should the pagans say,<br />"Where is their God?"<br />R. <strong>Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Our God is in heaven;<br />whatever he wills, he does.<br />Their idols are silver and gold,<br />the handiwork of men.<br />R. <strong>Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />May you be blessed by the LORD,<br />who made heaven and earth.<br />Heaven is the heaven of the LORD,<br />but the earth he has given to the children of men.<br />R. <strong>Not to us, O Lord, but to your name give the glory.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?26 ">Jn 14:26</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />The Holy Spirit will teach you everything<br />and remind you of all I told you.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?21 ">Jn 14:21-26</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Jesus said to his disciples:<br />"Whoever has my commandments and observes them<br />is the one who loves me.<br />Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father,<br />and I will love him and reveal myself to him."<br />Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him,<br />"Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us<br />and not to the world?"<br />Jesus answered and said to him,<br />"Whoever loves me will keep my word,<br />and my Father will love him,<br />and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.<br />Whoever does not love me does not keep my words;<br />yet the word you hear is not mine<br />but that of the Father who sent me.<br /><br />"I have told you this while I am with you.<br />The Advocate, the Holy Spirit <br />whom the Father will send in my name --<br />he will teach you everything<br />and remind you of all that I told you."<br /></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042924.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Fifth Sunday of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042824.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/9?26 ">Acts 9:26-31</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> When Saul arrived in Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples,<br />but they were all afraid of him,<br />not believing that he was a disciple.<br />Then Barnabas took charge of him and brought him to the apostles,<br />and he reported to them how he had seen the Lord,<br />and that he had spoken to him,<br />and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.<br />He moved about freely with them in Jerusalem,<br />and spoke out boldly in the name of the Lord.<br />He also spoke and debated with the Hellenists,<br />but they tried to kill him.<br />And when the brothers learned of this,<br />they took him down to Caesarea<br />and sent him on his way to Tarsus.<br /><br />The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace.<br />It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord,<br />and with the consolation of the Holy Spirit it grew in numbers.<br /></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/22?26 ">Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. (26a)<strong> I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />I will fulfill my vows before those who fear the LORD.<br />The lowly shall eat their fill;<br />they who seek the LORD shall praise him:<br />"May your hearts live forever!"<br />R. <strong>I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />All the ends of the earth<br />shall remember and turn to the LORD;<br />all the families of the nations<br />shall bow down before him.<br />R. <strong>I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />To him alone shall bow down<br />all who sleep in the earth;<br />before him shall bend<br />all who go down into the dust. <br />R.<strong> I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />And to him my soul shall live;<br />my descendants shall serve him.<br />Let the coming generation be told of the LORD<br />that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born<br />the justice he has shown.<br />R. <strong>I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Reading 2 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/3?18 ">1 Jn 3:18-24</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Children, let us love not in word or speech<br />but in deed and truth.<br />Now this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth<br />and reassure our hearts before him<br />in whatever our hearts condemn,<br />for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.<br />Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,<br />we have confidence in God<br />and receive from him whatever we ask,<br />because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.<br />And his commandment is this:<br />we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,<br />and love one another just as he commanded us.<br />Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them,<br />and the way we know that he remains in us<br />is from the Spirit he gave us.<br /></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?4 ">Jn 15:4a, 5b</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord.<br />Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br /></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/15?1 ">Jn 15:1-8</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> Jesus said to his disciples:<br />"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.<br />He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,<br />and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.<br />You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.<br />Remain in me, as I remain in you.<br />Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own<br />unless it remains on the vine,<br />so neither can you unless you remain in me.<br />I am the vine, you are the branches.<br />Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit,<br />because without me you can do nothing.<br />Anyone who does not remain in me<br />will be thrown out like a branch and wither;<br />people will gather them and throw them into a fire<br />and they will be burned.<br />If you remain in me and my words remain in you,<br />ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.<br />By this is my Father glorified,<br />that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."<br /></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042824.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042724.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/13?44 ">Acts 13:44-52</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>On the following sabbath<br />almost the whole city<br />gathered to hear the word of the Lord.<br />When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy<br />and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.<br />Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,<br />“It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,<br />but since you reject it<br />and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life,<br />we now turn to the Gentiles.<br />For so the Lord has commanded us,<br /><em>I have made you a light to the Gentiles,<br />that you may be an instrument of salvation<br />to the ends of the earth.”</em></p><p>The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this<br />and glorified the word of the Lord.<br />All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,<br />and the word of the Lord continued to spread<br />through the whole region.<br />The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers<br />and the leading men of the city,<br />stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,<br />and expelled them from their territory.<br />So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them<br />and went to Iconium.<br />The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.</p></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/98?1 ">98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>R. (3cd) <strong> All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Sing to the LORD a new song,<br />for he has done wondrous deeds;<br />His right hand has won victory for him,<br />his holy arm.<br />R. <strong>All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />The LORD has made his salvation known:<br />in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.<br />He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness<br />toward the house of Israel.<br />R. <strong>All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />All the ends of the earth have seen<br />the salvation by our God.<br />Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;<br />break into song; sing praise.<br />R. <strong>All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong></p></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?31 ">Jn 8:31b-32</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,<br />and you will know the truth, says the Lord.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong></p></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?7 ">Jn 14:7-14</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>Jesus said to his disciples:<br />“If you know me, then you will also know my Father.<br />From now on you do know him and have seen him.”<br />Philip said to Jesus,<br />“Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”<br />Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time<br />and you still do not know me, Philip?<br />Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.<br />How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?<br />Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?<br />The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own.<br />The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.<br />Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me,<br />or else, believe because of the works themselves.<br />Amen, amen, I say to you,<br />whoever believes in me will do the works that I do,<br />and will do greater ones than these,<br />because I am going to the Father.<br />And whatever you ask in my name, I will do,<br />so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.<br />If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.”</p></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042724.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042624.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading I <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/13?26 ">Acts 13:26-33</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia, he said in the synagogue:<br /> “My brothers, children of the family of Abraham,<br />and those others among you who are God-fearing,<br />to us this word of salvation has been sent.<br />The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him,<br />and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets<br />that are read sabbath after sabbath.<br />For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence,<br />they asked Pilate to have him put to death,<br />and when they had accomplished all that was written about him,<br />they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.<br />But God raised him from the dead,<br />and for many days he appeared to those<br />who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.<br />These are now his witnesses before the people.<br />We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you<br />that what God promised our fathers<br />he has brought to fulfillment for us, their children, by raising up Jesus,<br />as it is written in the second psalm,<br /><em> You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.</em>”</span></span></p></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/2?6 ">2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>R. (7bc) <strong>You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />“I myself have set up my king<br /> on Zion, my holy mountain.”<br />I will proclaim the decree of the L<span>ORD</span>:<br /> The L<span>ORD</span> said to me, “You are my Son;<br /> this day I have begotten you.”<br />R. <strong>You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />“Ask of me and I will give you<br /> the nations for an inheritance<br /> and the ends of the earth for your possession.<br />You shall rule them with an iron rod;<br /> you shall shatter them like an earthen dish.”<br />R. <strong>You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />And now, O kings, give heed;<br /> take warning, you rulers of the earth.<br />Serve the L<span>ORD</span> with fear, and rejoice before him;<br /> with trembling rejoice.<br />R. <strong>You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong></span></span></p></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6 ">Jn 14:6</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;<br />no one comes to the Father except through me.</span></span><br /><span lang="ES" xml:lang="ES" xml:lang="ES"><span>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong></span></span></p></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?1 ">Jn 14:1-6</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>Jesus said to his disciples:<br />“Do not let your hearts be troubled.<br />You have faith in God; have faith also in me.<br />In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.<br />If there were not,<br />would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?<br />And if I go and prepare a place for you,<br />I will come back again and take you to myself,<br />so that where I am you also may be.<br />Where I am going you know the way.”<br />Thomas said to him,<br />“Master, we do not know where you are going;<br />how can we know the way?”<br />Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life.<br />No one comes to the Father except through me.”</span></span><br /><br /> </p></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042624.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Feast of Saint Mark, evangelist</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042524.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading 1 <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1peter/5?5 ">1 Pt 5:5b-14</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>Beloved: <br />Clothe yourselves with humility<br />in your dealings with one another, for:</p><p><em>God opposes the proud<br />but bestows favor on the humble.</em></p><p>So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,<br />that he may exalt you in due time.<br />Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.</p><p>Be sober and vigilant.<br />Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion<br />looking for someone to devour.<br />Resist him, steadfast in faith,<br />knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world<br />undergo the same sufferings.<br />The God of all grace<br />who called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus<br />will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you<br />after you have suffered a little.<br />To him be dominion forever. Amen.</p><p>I write you this briefly through Silvanus,<br />whom I consider a faithful brother,<br />exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God.<br />Remain firm in it.<br />The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son.<br />Greet one another with a loving kiss.<br />Peace to all of you who are in Christ.</p></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/89?2 ">89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>R. (2) <strong>For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />The favors of the LORD I will sing forever;<br />through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.<br />For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;<br />in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.<br />R. <strong>For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />The heavens proclaim your wonders, O LORD,<br />and your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.<br />For who in the skies can rank with the LORD?<br />Who is like the LORD among the sons of God?<br />R. <strong>For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />Blessed the people who know the joyful shout;<br />in the light of your countenance, O LORD, they walk.<br />At your name they rejoice all the day,<br />and through your justice they are exalted.<br />R. <strong>For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong></p></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/1?23 ">1 Cor 1:23a-24b</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />We proclaim Christ crucified;<br />he is the power of God and the wisdom of God.<br />R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong></p></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/16?15 ">Mk 16:15-20</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p>Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them:<br />“Go into the whole world<br />and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.<br />Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;<br />whoever does not believe will be condemned.<br />These signs will accompany those who believe:<br />in my name they will drive out demons,<br />they will speak new languages.<br />They will pick up serpents with their hands,<br />and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them.<br />They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”</p><p>Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them,<br />was taken up into heaven<br />and took his seat at the right hand of God.<br />But they went forth and preached everywhere,<br />while the Lord worked with them<br />and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.</p></div> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate> <dc:creator>USCCB</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042524.cfm</guid> </item><item> <title>Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter</title> <link>https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042424.cfm</link> <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Reading I <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/12?24 ">Acts 12:24—13:5a</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>The word of God continued to spread and grow.<br /><br />After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission,<br />they returned to Jerusalem,<br />taking with them John, who is called Mark.<br /><br />Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers:<br />Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,<br />Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.<br />While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,<br />“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul<br />for the work to which I have called them.”<br />Then, completing their fasting and prayer,<br />they laid hands on them and sent them off.<br /><br />So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit,<br />went down to Seleucia<br />and from there sailed to Cyprus.<br />When they arrived in Salamis,<br />they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.</span></span><br /> </p></div> <h4>Responsorial Psalm <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/67?2 ">67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>R. (4) <strong>O God, let all the nations praise you!</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />May God have pity on us and bless us;<br /> may he let his face shine upon us.<br />So may your way be known upon earth;<br /> among all nations, your salvation.<br />R. <strong>O God, let all the nations praise you!</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />May the nations be glad and exult<br /> because you rule the peoples in equity;<br /> the nations on the earth you guide.<br />R. <strong>O God, let all the nations praise you!</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong><br />May the peoples praise you, O God;<br /> may all the peoples praise you!<br />May God bless us,<br /> and may all the ends of the earth fear him!<br />R. <strong>O God, let all the nations praise you!</strong><br />or:<br />R. <strong>Alleluia.</strong></span></span></p></div> <h4>Alleluia <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?12 ">Jn 8:12</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong><br />I am the light of the world, says the Lord;<br />whoever follows me will have the light of life.</span></span><br /><span lang="ES" xml:lang="ES" xml:lang="ES"><span>R. <strong>Alleluia, alleluia.</strong></span></span></p></div> <h4>Gospel <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/12?44 ">Jn 12:44-50</a></h4> <div class="poetry"> <p><span><span>Jesus cried out and said,<br />“Whoever believes in me believes not only in me<br />but also in the one who sent me,<br />and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.<br />I came into the world as light,<br />so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.<br />And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them,<br />I do not condemn him,<br />for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.<br />Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words<br />has something to judge him: the word that I spoke,<br />it will condemn him on the last day,<br />because I did not speak on my own,<br />but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.<br />And I know that his commandment is eternal life.<br />So what I say, I say as the Father told me.”</span></span></p></div> <ul class="nested"><li>Readings for the <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0424-memorial-fidelis-sigmaringen.cfm" class="item" hreflang="en">Optional Memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr</a></li></ul> - - -<br> <p>Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. 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