They could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. 

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15

Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures for eternal life. 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 6:22-29

They chose seven men filled with the Holy Spirit.

A reading of the Acts of the Apostles 6: 1-7

Saint Catherine of Siena

The Apostles went  out rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 5:34-42

Jesus distributed to those who were reclining as much as they wanted 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 6:1-15

Whoever lives the truth comes to the light." 

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 5:17-26 The Sadducees are jealous and take the Apostles and put them in jail.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 3:16-21 Light came into the world but, people preferred darkness to light... 

Tradition holds that Mark, the author of the second Gospel, is the "John Mark" of the Acts of the Apostles.

A reading from the First Letter of Saint Peter 5: 5b-14 God opposes the proud/ but bestows favor on the humble.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 16:15-20 Jesus appears to the Eleven and tells them: Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.

In a reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 5:12-16, many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles.

Reading from the Book of Revelation, 1:9-11a, 12-13,17-19, John is asked to write on a scroll what he sees.

A reading from the Gospel according to John, 20:19-31, Jesus meets in the locked, upper room with the Eleven, and Thomas one of the Twelve was not there.

The Eleven told Thomas they saw Jesus and he didn't believe until...

In a reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 4: 1-12, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, gives a stern message to the high-priestly class.

In the Gospel according to John, 21: 1-14, Jesus reveals himself once again to his Disciples