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22 May 2023Monday of the 7th week of Eastertide Basilica of Santa Rita, Cascia, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingActs 19:1-8 ©The moment Paul laid hands on them the Holy Spirit came down on themWhile 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....

20 May 2023 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Main altar of the San Bernadino de Siena Parish Church in Xochimilco, Mexico City Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingActs 18:23-28 ©Apollos demonstrated from the scriptures that Jesus was the ChristPaul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, though he had been given instruction in the Way of the...

19 May 2023Friday before Ascension Sunday St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingActs 18:9-18 ©'I have many people on my side in this city'At Corinth one night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be silenced: I am with you. I have so many people on my side in this city that no one will even attempt to hurt you.’ So Paul stayed there preaching the word of God among them for eighteen months. But, while Gallio was proconsul...

18 May 2023 Thursday before Ascension Sunday Hermitage of San Venanzio, Raiano, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).In some dioceses the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated today. If this applies to you, please reconfigure Universalis to use the appropriate local calendar.First readingActs 18:1-8 ©Paul lodged with them and worked, and held debates in the synagoguesPaul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met a Jew called Aquila whose family came from Pontus. He and his wife Priscilla had recently left Italy because an edict of Claudius had expelled all the Jews from Rome. Paul went to...

17 May 2023Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Basilica Santa Restituta, Naples Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingActs 17:15,22-18:1 ©I proclaim the God you already worship without knowing itPaul’s escort took him as far as Athens, and went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin Paul as soon as they could. So Paul stood before the whole Council of the Areopagus and made this speech: ‘Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely scrupulous you are in all religious matters, because I noticed, as I strolled round admiring your sacred monuments, that you...

16 May 2023Tuesday of the 6th week of EastertideSt. Brendan the Navigator Parish, Camden, ME Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingActs 16:22-34 ©Become a believer and you will be saved, and your household tooThe crowd joined in and showed their hostility to Paul and Silas, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged. They were given many lashes and then thrown into prison, and the gaoler was told to keep a close watch on them. So, following his instructions, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. Late...

Sunday 12 June 2022 The Most Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Catholic Church Gainesville, VA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingProverbs 8:22-31 ©Before the earth came into being, Wisdom was bornThe Wisdom of God cries aloud:The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded, before the oldest of his works.From everlasting I was firmly set, from the beginning, before earth came into being.The deep was not, when I was born, there were no springs to gush with water.Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth;before he made the earth, the countryside, or the first grains of the...

30 May 2022Monday of the 7th week of EastertideSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Church – A Traditional Latin Mass Parish in the Diocese of Boise Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 19:1-8 ©The moment Paul laid hands on them the Holy Spirit came down on themWhile 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...

28 May 2022Saturday before Ascension Sunday Saint Bernard de Menthon Church, Ferrette, France Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 18:23-28 ©Apollos demonstrated from the scriptures that Jesus was the ChristPaul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, though he had been given instruction in the Way of the Lord and preached with great spiritual earnestness and was accurate...

27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Church, Brandon, Manitoba Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 18:9-18 ©'I have many people on my side in this city'At Corinth one night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be silenced: I am with you. I have so many people on my side in this city that no one will even attempt to hurt you.’ So Paul stayed there preaching the word of God among them for eighteen months. But, while Gallio was proconsul of...

26 May 2022 Thursday before Ascension Sunday; Saint Philip Neri, Priest The altar of St. Philip Neri, London Oratory Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingActs 18:1-8 ©Paul lodged with them and worked, and held debates in the synagoguesPaul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met a Jew called Aquila whose family came from Pontus. He and his wife Priscilla had recently left Italy because an edict of Claudius had expelled all the Jews from Rome. Paul went to visit them, and when he found they...

25 May 2022Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide St. Bede the Venerable, Montgomery, AL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 17:15,22-18:1 ©I proclaim the God you already worship without knowing itPaul’s escort took him as far as Athens, and went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin Paul as soon as they could. So Paul stood before the whole Council of the Areopagus and made this speech: ‘Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely scrupulous you are in all religious matters, because I noticed, as I strolled round admiring your sacred monuments, that you...

24 May 2022Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide St. Vincent of Lerins Church, Omaha, NE Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 16:22-34 ©Become a believer and you will be saved, and your household tooThe crowd joined in and showed their hostility to Paul and Silas, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged. They were given many lashes and then thrown into prison, and the gaoler was told to keep a close watch on them. So, following his instructions, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. Late that...

May 17, 2021Monday of the 7th week of Eastertide Cathedral of Christ the King, Rejkyavik, Iceland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. First readingActs 19:1-8 ©The moment Paul laid hands on them the Holy Spirit came down on themWhile 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....

May 15, 2021 Saturday of the 6th week of EastertideSt. Isidore Church (location unknown)Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 18:23-28 ©Apollos demonstrated from the scriptures that Jesus was the ChristPaul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, though he had been given instruction in the Way of the Lord and preached with great spiritual earnestness and was accurate...

May 15, 2021 Saturday of the 6th week of EastertideSt. Isidore Church (location unknown)Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 18:23-28 ©Apollos demonstrated from the scriptures that Jesus was the ChristPaul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, though he had been given instruction in the Way of the Lord and preached with great spiritual earnestness and was accurate...

May 12, 2021Wednesday of the Sixth week of Eastertide; Memorial of St. Pancras, Martyr Basilica of St Pancras, Rome, ItalyDi Lalupa - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32063128 Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. First readingActs 17:15,22-18:1 ©I proclaim the God you already worship without knowing itPaul’s escort took him as far as Athens, and went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin Paul as soon as they could. So Paul stood before the whole Council of the Areopagus and made this speech: ‘Men of Athens, I have seen for myself how extremely scrupulous you are in all religious...

May 11, 2021Tuesday of the Sixth week of Eastertide; Memorial of St. Ignatius of Laconi Cathedral of Cagliari, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. First readingActs 16:22-34 ©Become a believer and you will be saved, and your household tooThe crowd joined in and showed their hostility to Paul and Silas, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged. They were given many lashes and then thrown into prison, and the gaoler was told to keep a close watch on them. So, following his instructions, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in...

May 10, 2021 Monday of the 6th week of EastertideStar of the Sea Painted Church, Big Island, HawaiiReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 16:11-15 ©The Lord opened Lydia's heart to accept what Paul was sayingSailing from Troas we made a straight run for Samothrace; the next day for Neapolis, and from there for Philippi, a Roman colony and the principal city of that particular district of Macedonia. After a few days in this city we went along the river outside the gates as it was the sabbath and this was a customary place for prayer. We sat down and preached...

May 25 2020 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter Reading 1 Acts 19:1-8 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and down to Ephesus where he found some disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” They answered him, “We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” He said, “How were you baptized?” They replied, “With the baptism of John.” Paul then said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come...