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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 11:19-26 Those who had been scattered by the persecutionthat arose because of Stephenwent as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,preaching the word to no one but Jews.There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however,who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks as well,proclaiming the Lord Jesus.The hand of the Lord was with themand a great number who believed turned to the Lord.The news about them reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem,and they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch.When he arrived and saw the grace of God,he rejoiced and encouraged them allto remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart,for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and faith.And a large number of people was added to the Lord.Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul,and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch.For a whole year they met with the Churchand taught a large number of people,and it was in Antioch that the discipleswere first

Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 11:1-18 The Apostles and the brothers who were in Judeaheard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.So when Peter went up to Jerusalemthe circumcised believers confronted him, saying,‘You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them.”Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying,“I was at prayer in the city of Joppawhen in a trance I had a vision,something resembling a large sheet coming down,lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me.Looking intently into it,I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth,the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.’But I said, ‘Certainly not, sir,because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’But a second time a voice from heaven answered,‘What God has made clean, you are not to call profane.’This happened th

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,raised his voice, and proclaimed:"Let the whole house of Israel know for certainthat God has made both Lord and Christ,this Jesus whom you crucified."Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,and they asked Peter and the other apostles,"What are we to do, my brothers?"Peter said to them,"Repent and be baptized, every one of you,in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins;and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.For the promise is made to you and to your childrenand to all those far off,whomever the Lord our God will call."He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them,"Save yourselves from this corrupt generation."Those who accepted his message were baptized,and about three thousand persons were added that day. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6 R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there

Feast of Saint Mark, evangelist

Reading 1 1 Peter 5:5b-14 Beloved: Clothe yourselves with humilityin your dealings with one another, for:God opposes the proudbut bestows favor on the humble.So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,that he may exalt you in due time.Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.Be sober and vigilant.Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lionlooking for someone to devour.Resist him, steadfast in faith,knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the worldundergo the same sufferings.The God of all gracewho called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesuswill himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish youafter you have suffered a little.To him be dominion forever. Amen.I write you this briefly through Silvanus,whom I consider a faithful brother,exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God.Remain firm in it.The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my so

Friday of the Third Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 9:1-20 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He said, "Who are you, sir?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do." The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see no one. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus. For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank. There

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, "Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route." So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning home. Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, "Go and join up with that chariot." Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" He replied, "How can I, unless someone instructs me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. This was the Scripture passage he was reading: Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opened not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who will tell of his

Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 8:1b-8 There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a R. (1) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. or: R. Alleluia. Shout joyfully to God, all the e

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter

Reading I Acts 7:51—8:1a Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.” When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him. But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and Stephen said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses lai

Monday of the Third Week of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 6:8-15 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen, but they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they instigated some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, accosted him, seized him, and brought him before the Sanhedrin. They presented false witnesses who testified, "This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law. For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us." All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Responsor

Third Sunday of Easter

Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,raised his voice, and proclaimed:"You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.Let this be known to you, and listen to my words.You who are Israelites, hear these words.Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by Godwith mighty deeds, wonders, and signs,which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God,you killed, using lawless men to crucify him.But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death,because it was impossible for him to be held by it.For David says of him:I saw the Lord ever before me,with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted;my flesh, too, will dwell in hope, because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption.You have made known to me the paths of lif

Martes de la IV semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 11, 19-26 En aquellos días, algunos de los que se habían dispersado, huyendo de la persecución desatada después de la muerte de Esteban, llegaron hasta Fenicia, Chipre y Antioquía; pero predicaban el Evangelio solamente a los judíos. Sin embargo, hubo entre ellos algunos chipriotas y cirenenses, que al llegar a Antioquía, comenzaron a dirigirse también a los griegos y a predicarles el Evangelio del Señor Jesús. Y como la mano del Señor estaba con ellos, muchos se convirtieron y abrazaron la fe.Cuando llegaron estas noticias a la comunidad cristiana de Jerusalén, Bernabé fue enviado a Antioquía. Llegó Bernabé, y viendo la acción de la gracia de Dios, se alegró mucho; y como era hombre bueno, lleno del Espíritu Santo y de fe, exhortó a todos a que, firmes en su propósito, permanecieran fieles al Se&nti

Lunes de la IV semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 11, 1-18 En aquellos días, los apóstoles y los hermanos que vivían en Judea se enteraron de que también los paganos habían recibido la palabra de Dios. Cuando Pedro regresó a Jerusalén, los circuncidados le hicieron reproches, diciendo: “Has entrado en la casa de unos incircuncisos y has comido con ellos”.Entonces Pedro les contó desde el principio lo que le había pasado: “Estaba yo en la ciudad de Jafa, en oración, cuando tuve una visión y vi algo semejante a un gran mantel, que sostenido por las cuatro puntas, bajaba del cielo hasta donde yo me encontraba. Miré con atención aquella cosa y descubrí que había en ella toda clase de cuadrúpedos, fieras, reptiles y aves. Oí luego una voz que me decía: ‘Levántate, Pedro. Mata el animal que quieras y come’. Pero yo le respondí: &lsq

IV Domingo de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 2, 14a. 36-41 El día de Pentecostés, se presentó Pedro, junto con los Once, ante la multitud, y levantando la voz, dijo: "Sepa todo Israel con absoluta certeza, que Dios ha constituido Señor y Mesías al mismo Jesús, a quien ustedes han crucificado".Estas palabras les llegaron al corazón y preguntaron a Pedro y a los demás apóstoles: "¿Qué tenemos que hacer, hermanos?" Pedro les contestó: "Arrepiéntanse y bautícense en el nombre de Jesucristo para el perdón de sus pecados y recibirán el Espíritu Santo. Porque las promesas de Dios valen para ustedes y para sus hijos y también para todos los paganos que el Señor, Dios nuestro, quiera llamar, aunque estén lejos".Con éstas y otras muchas razones, los instaba y exhortaba, diciéndoles: "Pónganse a salvo de e

Fiesta de San Marcos, evangelista

Primera lectura 1 Pedro 5, 5-14 Queridos hermanos: Que en su trato mutuo la humildad esté siempre presente, pues Dios es enemigo de los soberbios, y en cambio, a los humildes les concede su gracia. Humíllense, pues, ante la mano poderosa de Dios, para que él los levante y encumbre en el momento oportuno. Dejen en sus manos todas sus preocupaciones, pues él cuida de ustedes.Estén alerta y no se dejen sorprender, porque su enemigo, el diablo, como un león rugiente, anda buscando a quien devorar. Resístanle con la firmeza de la fe, sabiendo que sus hermanos, dispersos por el mundo, soportan los mismos sufrimientos que ustedes.Dios, que es la fuente de todos los bienes, nos ha llamado a participar de su gloria eterna en unión con Cristo, y después de estos sufrimientos tan breves, los restaurará a ustedes, los afianzará, fortalecerá y hará inconmovibles. Suyos son la gloria y el po

Viernes de la III semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 9, 1-20 En aquellos días, Saulo, amenazando todavía de muerte a los discípulos del Señor, fue a ver al sumo sacerdote y le pidió, para las sinagogas de Damasco, cartas que lo autorizaran para traer presos a Jerusalén a todos aquellos hombres y mujeres seguidores del Camino. Pero sucedió que, cuando se aproximaba a Damasco, una luz del cielo lo envolvió de repente con su resplandor. Cayó por tierra y oyó una voz que le decía: "Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?" Preguntó él: "¿Quién eres, Señor?" La respuesta fue: "Yo soy Jesús, a quien tú persigues. Levántate. Entra en la ciudad y allí se te dirá lo que tienes que hacer". Los hombres que lo acompañaban en el viaje se habían detenido, mudos de asombro, pues oyeron la voz, pero no vieron a

Jueves de la III semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 8, 26-40 En aquellos días, un ángel del Señor le dijo a Felipe: "Levántate y toma el camino del sur, que va de Jerusalén a Gaza y que es poco transitado". Felipe se puso en camino. Y sucedió que un etíope, alto funcionario de Candaces, reina de Etiopía, y administrador de sus tesoros, que había venido a Jerusalén para adorar a Dios, regresaba en su carro, leyendo al profeta Isaías. Entonces el Espíritu le dijo a Felipe: "Acércate y camina junto a ese carro". Corrió Felipe, y oyendo que el hombre leía al profeta Isaías, le preguntó: "¿Entiendes lo que estás leyendo?" Él le contestó: "¿Cómo voy a entenderlo, si nadie me lo explica?" Entonces invitó a Felipe a subir y a sentarse junto a él. El pasaje de la Escritura que estaba leyend

Miércoles de la III semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 8, 1-8 El mismo día de la muerte de Esteban, se desató una violenta persecución contra la Iglesia de Jerusalén, y todos, menos los apóstoles, se dispersaron por Judea y por Samaria. Unos hombres piadosos sepultaron a Esteban e hicieron gran duelo por él. Entre tanto, Saulo hacía estragos en la Iglesia: entraba en las casas para llevarse a hombres y mujeres y meterlos en la cárcel. Los que se habían dispersado, al pasar de un lugar a otro, iban difundiendo el Evangelio. Felipe bajó a la ciudad de Samaria y predicaba ahí a Cristo. La multitud escuchaba con atención lo que decía Felipe, porque habían oído hablar de los milagros que hacía y los estaban viendo: de muchos poseídos salían los espíritus inmundos, lanzando gritos, y muchos paralíticos y lisiados quedaban curados. Esto despertó gran alegr&i

Martes de la III semana de Pascua

Primera Lectura Hechos 7, 51–8, 1 En aquellos días, habló Esteban ante el sanedrín, diciendo: “Hombres de cabeza dura, cerrados de corazón y de oídos. Ustedes resisten siempre al Espíritu Santo; ustedes son iguales a sus padres. ¿A qué profeta no persiguieron sus padres? Ellos mataron a los que anunciaban la venida del Justo, al que ahora ustedes han traicionado y dado muerte. Recibieron la ley por medio de los ángeles y no la han observado”. Al oír estas cosas, los miembros del sanedrín se enfurecieron y rechinaban los dientes de rabia contra él. Pero Esteban, lleno del Espíritu Santo, miró al cielo, vio la gloria de Dios y a Jesús, que estaba de pie a la derecha de Dios, y dijo: “Estoy viendo los cielos abiertos y al Hijo del hombre de pie a la derecha de Dios”. Entonces los miembros del sanedrín gritaron con fuerza,

Lunes de la III semana de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 6, 8-15 En aquellos días, Esteban, lleno de gracia y de poder, realizaba grandes prodigios y signos entre la gente. Algunos judíos de la sinagoga llamada "de los Libertos", procedentes de Cirene, Alejandría, Cilicia y Asia, se pusieron a discutir con Esteban; pero no podían refutar la sabiduría y al Espíritu con que hablaba. Entonces sobornaron a algunos hombres para que dijeran: "Nosotros hemos oído a este hombre blasfemar contra Moisés y contra Dios". Alborotaron al pueblo, a los ancianos y a los escribas; cayeron sobre Esteban, se apoderaron de él por sorpresa y lo llevaron ante el sanedrín. Allí presentaron testigos falsos, que dijeron: "Este hombre no deja de hablar contra el lugar santo del templo y contra la ley. Lo hemos oído decir que ese Jesús de Nazaret va a destruir el lugar santo y a cambiar las tradiciones que re

III Domingo de Pascua

Primera lectura Hechos 2, 14. 22-33 El día de Pentecostés, se presentó Pedro, junto con los Once, ante la multitud, y levantando la voz, dijo: "Israelitas, escúchenme. Jesús de Nazaret fue un hombre acreditado por Dios ante ustedes, mediante los milagros, prodigios y señales que Dios realizó por medio de él y que ustedes bien conocen. Conforme al plan previsto y sancionado por Dios, Jesús fue entregado, y ustedes utilizaron a los paganos para clavarlo en la cruz.Pero Dios lo resucitó, rompiendo las ataduras de la muerte, ya que no era posible que la muerte lo retuviera bajo su dominio. En efecto, David dice, refiriéndose a él: Yo veía constantemente al Señor delante de mí, puesto que él está a mi lado para que yo no tropiece. Por eso se alegra mi corazón y mi lengua se alboroza; por eso también mi cuerpo vivirá en la espera

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