Readings for the Week

Readings for Sunday, May 19:

Acts 14:21-27: The life we have through Faith is not easy. We must struggle against many difficulties, even temptations, on our journey to eternal life.

Rv 21:-1-5a:   In the Kingdom of God all things are made new.

Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35: Jesus is about to be betrayed yet He teaches us the way to glory - the way He will go. It is the way of love.

Today’s Message: At the conclusion of their missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas tell the Antioch community all that the Lord had accomplished in their preaching the kingdom of God. This kingdom, to be marked by our love for one another, will reach its fulfillment in new heavens and a new earth.

Readings for Week of May 19:

Sunday              Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Rev 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a,
                           34-35

Monday              Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday             Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs: Acts 14:19-28;
                            Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday       Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Jn 15:1-8

Thursday           Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11

Friday                 Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12; Jn 15:12-17

Saturday            Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII,
                            Pope; Saint Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Virgin: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5;
                            Jn 15:18-21

Sunday              Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23;
                           Jn 14:23-29