First Reading - Acts 14:21-27
After Paul and Barnabas
had proclaimed the good
news to the city (of Derbe) and
made a considerable number
of disciples, they returned to
Lystra and to Iconium and to
Antioch.
They strengthened
the spirits of the disciples and
exhorted them to persevere in
the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many
hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
They appointed elders for
them in each church and, with
prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom
they had put their faith. Then
they traveled through Pisidia
and reached Pamphylia. After proclaiming the word at
Perga, they went down to Attalia. From there they sailed
to Antioch, where they had
been commended to the grace
of God for the work they had
now accomplished.
And when they arrived,
they called the church together and reported what God had
done with them and how he
had opened the door of faith to
the Gentiles.
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 145
R –I will praise your name for
ever, my King and my God!
* The Lord is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and
of great kindness. The Lord is
good to all and compassionate
toward all his works. R.
* Let all your works give you
thanks, O Lord, and let your
faithful ones bless you. Let
them discourse of the glory of
your kingdom and speak of
your might. R.
* Let them make known
your might to the children of
Adam, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your
kingdom is a kingdom for
all ages, and your dominion
endures through all generations. R.
Second Reading - Rv 21:1-5
Then I, John, saw a new
heaven and a new earth. The
former heaven and the former
earth had passed away, and
the sea was no more. I also saw
the holy city, a new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, “Behold,
God’s dwelling is with the
human race. He will dwell
with them and they will be his
people, and God himself will
always be with them as their
God. He will wipe every tear
from their eyes, and there shall
be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, for the old
order has passed away.”
The One who sat on the
throne said, “Behold, I make
all things new.”
Gospel Acclamation - Jn 13:34
Alleluia! Alleluia!
“I give you a new commandment,” says the
Lord. “Love one another
as I have loved you.”
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Jn 13:31-33.34-35
When Judas had left them,
Jesus said, “Now is the Son of
Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified
in him, God will also glorify
him in himself, and God will
glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a
little while longer.
I give you a new commandment: love one another. As
I have loved you, so you also
should love one another.
This is how all will know
that you are my disciples, if
you have love for one another.”
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