Readings at Mass Monday 17 May 2021

 Readings at Mass

Monday 17 May 2021

Seventh Week of Eastertide

Liturgical Colour: White.

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First reading

Acts 19:1-8

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul made his way overland as far as Ephesus, where he found a number of disciples. When he asked, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’ they answered, ‘No, we were never even told there was such a thing as a Holy Spirit.’ ‘Then how were you baptised?’ he asked. ‘With John’s baptism’ they replied. ‘John’s baptism’ said Paul ‘was a baptism of repentance; but he insisted that the people should believe in the one who was to come after him – in other words, Jesus.’ When they heard this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus, and the moment Paul had laid hands on them the Holy Spirit came down on them, and they began to speak with tongues and to prophesy. There were about twelve of these men.

    He began by going to the synagogue, where he spoke out boldly and argued persuasively about the kingdom of God. He did this for three months.

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 67(68):2-7

Response: Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God. or Alleluia!

Let God arise, let his foes be scattered.

    Let those who hate him flee before him.

As smoke is blown away so will they be blown away;

    like wax that melts before the fire,

    so the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.

But the just shall rejoice at the presence of God,

    they shall exult and dance for joy.

O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;

    rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.

Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,

    such is God in his holy place.

God gives the lonely a home to live in;

    he leads the prisoners forth into freedom.

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Gospel Acclamation

Jn16:28

Alleluia, alleluia!

I came from the Father 

and have come into the world,

and now I leave the world

to go to the Father.

Alleluia!

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Gospel

John 16:29-33

His disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using metaphors! Now we see that you know everything, and do not have to wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them:

‘Do you believe at last?

Listen; the time will come – in fact it has come already –

when you will be scattered,

each going his own way and leaving me alone.

And yet I am not alone,

because the Father is with me.

I have told you all this

so that you may find peace in me.

In the world you will have trouble,

but be brave: I have conquered the world.’

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Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible, Text of the Psalms from The Grail