First Reading - Acts 15:1-2.22-29
Some who had come down
from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you
are circumcised according to
the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Because there
arose no little dissension and
debate by Paul and Barnabas
with them, it was decided that
Paul, Barnabas, and some
of the others should go up to
Jerusalem to the apostles and
elders about this question.
The apostles and elders,
in agreement with the whole
church, decided to choose
representatives and to send
them to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas. The ones chosen
were Judas, who was called
Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders
among the brothers. This is
the letter delivered by them:
“The apostles and the elders,
your brothers, to the brothers
in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia
of Gentile origin: greetings.
Since we have heard that some
of our number who went out
without any mandate from
us have upset you with their
teachings and disturbed your
peace of mind, we have with
one accord decided to choose
representatives and to send
them to you along with our
beloved Barnabas and Paul,
who have dedicated their lives
to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we are sending Judas and Silas who will also
convey this same message by
word of mouth: ‘It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of
us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities,
namely, to abstain from meat
sacrificed to idols, from blood,
from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these,
you will be doing what is right.
Farewell.’ ”
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 67
R –O God, let all the nations
praise you!
* May God have pity on us
and bless us; may he let his
face shine upon us. So may
your way be known upon
earth; among all nations, your
salvation. R.
* May the nations be glad
and exult because you rule the
peoples in equity; the nations
on the earth you guide. R.
* May the peoples praise you,
O God; may all the peoples
praise you! May God bless
us, and may all the ends of the
earth fear him! R.
Second Reading - Rv 21:10-14.22-23
The angel took me in spirit
to a great, high mountain and
showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of
heaven from God. It gleamed
with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear
as crystal. It had a massive,
high wall, with twelve gates
where twelve angels were stationed and on which names
were inscribed, the names of
the twelve tribes of the Israelites. There were three gates
facing east, three north, three
south, and three west.
The wall of the city had
twelve courses of stones as its
foundation, on which were
inscribed the twelve names
of the twelve apostles of the
Lamb.
I saw no temple in the city,
for its temple is the Lord God
almighty and the Lamb. The
city had no need of sun or
moon to shine on it, for the
glory of God gave it light, and
its lamp was the Lamb.
Gospel Acclamation - Jn 14:23
Alleluia! Alleluia!
“Whoever loves me will
keep my word,” says the
Lord, “and my Father
will love him and we will
come to him.”
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Jn 14:23-29
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Whoever loves me will keep
my word, and my Father will
love him, and we will come to
him and make our dwelling
with him.
Whoever does not love me
does not keep my words. Yet the
word you hear is not mine but
that of the Father who sent me.
I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father
will send in my name, will teach
you everything and remind you
of all that I told you.
Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you. Not as the
world gives do I give it to you.
Do not let your hearts be
troubled or afraid.
You heard me tell you, ‘I
am going away and I will come
back to you.’ If you loved me,
you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.And now
I have told you this before it
happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.”
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