MASS READING - Friday 28 April 2017

Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 

 or Saint Peter Chanel, Priest, Martyr 

 or Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, Priest 

Liturgical Colour: White.

Readings at Mass

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Entrance Antiphon

Rv 5: 9-10

You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,

from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.

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Collect

O God, hope and light of the sincere,

we humbly entreat you to dispose our hearts

to offer you worthy prayer

and ever to extol you

by dutiful proclamation of your praise.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

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First reading

Acts 5:34-42

One member of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee called Gamaliel, who was a doctor of the Law and respected by the whole people, stood up and asked to have the apostles taken outside for a time. Then he addressed the Sanhedrin, ‘Men of Israel, be careful how you deal with these people. There was Theudas who became notorious not so long ago. He claimed to be someone important, and he even collected about four hundred followers; but when he was killed, all his followers scattered and that was the end of them. And then there was Judas the Galilean, at the time of the census, who attracted crowds of supporters; but he got killed too, and all his followers dispersed. What I suggest, therefore, is that you leave these men alone and let them go. If this enterprise, this movement of theirs, is of human origin it will break up of its own accord; but if it does in fact come from God you will not only be unable to destroy them, but you might find yourselves fighting against God.’

    His advice was accepted; and they had the apostles called in, gave orders for them to be flogged, warned them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. And so they left the presence of the Sanhedrin glad to have had the honour of suffering humiliation for the sake of the name.

    They preached every day both in the Temple and in private houses, and their proclamation of the Good News of Christ Jesus was never interrupted.

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 26(27):1,4,13-14

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, to live in the house of the Lord.

or

Alleluia!

The Lord is my light and my help;

    whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

    before whom shall I shrink?

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, to live in the house of the Lord.

or

Alleluia!

There is one thing I ask of the Lord,

    for this I long,

to live in the house of the Lord,

    all the days of my life,

to savour the sweetness of the Lord,

    to behold his temple.

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, to live in the house of the Lord.

or

Alleluia!

I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness

    in the land of the living.

Hope in him, hold firm and take heart.

    Hope in the Lord!

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, to live in the house of the Lord.

or

Alleluia!

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Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia!

We know that Christ is truly risen from the dead:

have mercy on us, triumphant King.

Alleluia!

Or

Mt4:4

Alleluia, alleluia!

Man does not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Alleluia!

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Gospel

John 6:1-15

Jesus went off to the other side of the Sea of Galilee – or of Tiberias – and a large crowd followed him, impressed by the signs he gave by curing the sick. Jesus climbed the hillside, and sat down there with his disciples. It was shortly before the Jewish feast of Passover.

    Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds approaching and said to Philip, ‘Where can we buy some bread for these people to eat?’ He only said this to test Philip; he himself knew exactly what he was going to do. Philip answered, ‘Two hundred denarii would only buy enough to give them a small piece each.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, ‘There is a small boy here with five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that between so many?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Make the people sit down.’ There was plenty of grass there, and as many as five thousand men sat down. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all who were sitting ready; he then did the same with the fish, giving out as much as was wanted. When they had eaten enough he said to the disciples, ‘Pick up the pieces left over, so that nothing gets wasted.’ So they picked them up, and filled twelve hampers with scraps left over from the meal of five barley loaves. The people, seeing this sign that he had given, said, ‘This really is the prophet who is to come into the world.’ Jesus, who could see they were about to come and take him by force and make him king, escaped back to the hills by himself.

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Prayer over the Offerings

Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray,

the offerings of your family,

that under your protective care

they may never lose what they have received,

but attain the gifts that are eternal.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Communion Antiphon

Rm 4: 25

Christ our Lord was handed over for our transgressions

and was raised again for our justification, alleluia.

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Prayer after Communion

Keep safe, O Lord, we pray,

those whom you have saved by your kindness,

that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son,

they may rejoice in his Resurrection.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.