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Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Wis 3: 6-7, 9
As gold in the furnace, the Lord put his chosen to the test; as sacrificial offerings, he took them to himself; and in due time they will be honoured, and grace and peace will be with the elect of God. 

First Reading: 2 Timothy 1: 1-3, 6-12

The beginning of the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus 
by the will of God according to the promise of the life 
which is in Christ Jesus,
to Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father 
and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, 
as did my fathers, 
when I remember you constantly in my prayers.
For this reason I remind you 
to rekindle the gift of God that is within you 
through the laying on of my hands; 
for God did not give us a spirit of timidity 
but a spirit of power and love and self-control.

Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, 
nor of me his prisoner, 
but take your share of suffering for the gospel 
in the power of God, who saved us 
and called us with a holy calling, 
not in virtue of our works 
but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace 
which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago, 
and now has manifested 
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, 
who abolished death and brought life 
and immortality to light through the gospel. 
For this gospel I was appointed a preacher 
and apostle and teacher, 
and therefore I suffer as I do. 
But I am not ashamed, 
for I know whom I have believed, 
and I am sure that he is able 
to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Ps 123:1-2ab.2cdef (R.1a)

R./ To you, O Lord, have I lifted up my eyes.

To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. 
Behold, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords.

Like the eyes of a servant
on the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God,
till he show us his mercy.

R./ To you, O Lord, have I lifted up my eyes.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord; he who believes in me shall never die. Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 12: 18-27

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

At that time: 
Sadducees came to Jesus, 
who say that there is no resurrection; 
and they asked him a question, saying, 
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that 
if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, 
but leaves no child, 
the man must take the wife, 
and raise up children for his brother. 
There were seven brothers; 
the first took a wife, 
and when he died left no children; 
and the second took her, and died, 
leaving no children; 
and the third likewise; 
and the seven left no children. 
Last of all the woman also died. 
In the resurrection whose wife will she be? 
For the seven had her as wife.

” Jesus said to them, “Is not this why you are wrong, 
that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God? 
For when they rise from the dead, 
they neither marry nor are given in marriage, 
but are like angels in heaven. 
And as for the dead being raised, 
have you not read in the book of Moses, 
in the passage about the bush, 
how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, 
and the God of Isaac, 
and the God of Jacob’? 
He is not God of the dead, but of the living; 
you are quite wrong.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon: Mt 9:13
How precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

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Entrance Antiphon:
The souls of the Saints are rejoicing in heaven, the Saints who followed the footsteps of Christ, and since for love of him they shed their blood, they now exult with Christ for ever.

First Reading: 2 Peter 3:12-15a, 17-18

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Peter.

Brothers and sisters: 

Wait for and hasten the coming of the day of God, 
because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, 
and the elements will melt with fire! 
But according to his promise 
we wait for new heavens and a new earth 
in which righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, 
be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, 
and at peace. 
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, 
beware lest you be carried away 
with the error of lawless men 
and lose your own stability. 
But grow in the grace and knowledge 
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 
To him be the glory both now 
and to the day of eternity. Amen.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: 90:2.3-4.10.14 &16

R./ O Lord, you have been our refuge, 
from generation to generation.

Before the mountains were born,
or the earth or the world were brought forth,
you are the God, from age to age.

Turn man back to dust, 
and say, “Return, O children of men.”
To your eyes a thousand years
are like yesterday, come and gone,
or like a watch in the night.

Seventy years is the span of our days, 
or eighty if we are strong.
And most of these are toil and pain.
They pass swiftly and we are gone.

At dawn, fill us with your merciful love;
we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Let your deed be seen by your servants,
and your glorious power by their children. 

R./ O Lord, you have been our refuge,
from generation to generation.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts that we might know what is the hope to which he has called us.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 12: 13-17

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
They sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees 
and some of the Herodians,
to entrap him in his talk. 
And they came and said to him, 
“Teacher, we know that you are true,
and care for no man; 
for you do not regard the position of people, 
but truly teach the way of God. 
Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 
Should we pay them, or should we not?” 
But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, 
“Why put me to the test? 
Bring me a coin, and let me look at it.” 
And they brought one. 
And he said to them, 
“Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 
They said to him, “Caesar’s.” 
Jesus said to them, 
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,
 and to God the things that are God’s.” 
And they were amazed at him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon: Luke 22: 28-30
It is you who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer a kingdom on you, says the Lord, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom.

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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 119: 85, 46
The wicked have told me lies, but not so is your law: I spoke of your decrees before kings, and was not confounded. 

First Reading: 2 Peter 1:2-7

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Peter.

Brothers and sisters: 

May grace and peace be multiplied to you 
in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
His divine power has granted to us all things 
that pertain to life and godliness, 
through the knowledge of him 
who called us to his own glory and excellence,
by which he has granted to us his precious 
and very great promises, 
that through these you may escape from the corruption 
that is in the world because of passion, 
and become partakers of the divine nature. 
For this very reason make every effort 
to supplement your faith with virtue, 
and virtue with knowledge,
and knowledge with self-control, 
and self-control with steadfastness, 
and steadfastness with godliness,
and godliness with brotherly affection, 
and brotherly affection with love. 

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Ps 91:1-2.14-15ab.15c-16 (R. See 2b)

R./ O my God, I trust in you.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
and abides in the shade of the Almighty,
says to the Lord, “My refuge, 
my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

Since he clings to me in love, I will free him,
protect him, for he knows my name.
When he calls on me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in distress. 

I will deliver him, and give him glory.
With length of days I will content him;
I will show him my saving power. 

R./ O my God, I trust in you.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Jesus Christ, you are the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead; you have loved us and washed away our sins in your blood.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 12: 1-12

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
Jesus began to speak to the chief priests 
and the scribes and the elders in parables. 
“A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, 
and dug a pit for the wine press, and built a tower, 
and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. 
When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, 
to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 
And they took him and beat him, 
and sent him away empty-handed. 
Again he sent to them another servant, 
and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully. 
And he sent another, and him they killed; 
and so with many others, some they beat and some they killed. 
He had still one other, a beloved son; 
finally, he sent him to them, saying, 
‘They will respect my son.’ 
But those tenants said to one another, 
‘This is the heir; 
come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 
And they took him and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? 
He will come and destroy the tenants, 
and give the vineyard to others. 
Have you not read this scripture:

 ‘The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes’?”

And they tried to arrest him, but feared the multitude, 
for they perceived that he had told the parable against them; 
so they left him and went away.

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Communion Antiphon: 1 Cor 2:2
I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

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Entrance Antiphon.

Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit: for he has shown us his merciful love.

First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6.8-9

A reading from the Book of Exodus.

In those days: 
Moses rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, 
as the Lord had commanded him, 
and took in his hand two tables of stone. 
And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, 
and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 
The Lord passed before him, and proclaimed, 
“The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, 
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” 
And Moses made haste to bow his head toward the earth, 
and worshipped. 
And he said, 
“If now I have found favour in your sight, O Lord, 
let the Lord, I pray you, go in the midst of us, 
although it is a stiff-necked people; 
and pardon our iniquity and our sin, 
and take us for your inheritance.”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Daniel 3:29-30.31.33.32.34 (R. cf. 29b)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. You are to be praised and highly exalted forever.

Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers,
and to be praised and highly exalted forever;
And blessed is your glorious, holy name
and to be highly praised and highly exalted forever.

Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory
and to be extolled and highly glorified forever.

Blessed are you upon the throne of your kingdom
and to be extolled and highly exalted forever.

Blessed are you, who sittest upon cherubim and lookest
upon the deeps, and to be praised and highly exalted forever.

Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven
and to be sung and glorified forever.

R/. You are to be praised and highly exalted forever.

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

A reading from the Second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters, rejoice. 
Mend your ways, heed my appeal, 
agree with one another, live in peace, 
and the God of love and peace will be with you. 
Greet one another with a holy kiss. 
All the saints greet you. 
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God 
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

The Word of the Lord.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
Alleluia.

Gospel: John 3:16-18

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, 
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, 
not to condemn the world, 
but that the world might be saved through him. 
He who believes in him is not condemned; 
he who does not believe is condemned already, 
because he has not believed 
in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.

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Entrance Antiphon
Hail, Holy Mother, who gave birth to the King who rules heaven and earth forever.

First Reading: Jude 1: 17, 20b-25

A reading from the Book of Jude

You must remember, beloved, 
the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Build yourselves up on your most holy faith; 
pray in the Holy Spirit; 
keep yourselves in the love of God; 
wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 
And convince some, who doubt; 
save some, by snatching them out of the fire; 
on some have mercy with fear, 
hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 
Now to him who is able to keep you 
from falling and to present you without blemish 
before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, 
to the only God, 
our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, 
before all time and now and for ever. Amen.

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Responsorial psalm: Psalm 63:2.3-4.5-6 (R. See 2b)

R/. For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.

O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;
for you my soul is thirsting.
For you my flesh is pining,
like a dry, weary land without water.

I have come before you in the sanctuary,
to behold your strength and your glory.
Your loving mercy is better than life;
my lips will speak your praise.

I will bless you all my life;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet;
with joyful lips, my mouth shall praise you.

R/. For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.

Alleluia, Alleluia. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 11:27-33

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

At that time: 
Jesus and the disciples came again to Jerusalem. 
And as he was walking in the temple, 
the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 
and they said to him, 
“By what authority are you doing these things, 
or who gave you this authority to do them?” 

Jesus said to them, 
“I will ask you a question; 
answer me, 
and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from people? 
Answer me.” 
And they argued with one another, 
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’ 
he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 
But shall we say, ‘From people’?”—
they were afraid of the people, 
for all held that John was a real prophet. 
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” 

And Jesus said to them, 
“Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Communion Antiphon
Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.

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Entrance Antiphon
The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.

First Reading: 1 Peter 4: 7-13

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter

Beloved:

The end of all things is at hand; 
therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers. 
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, 
since love covers a multitude of sins. 
Practice hospitality ungrudgingly to one another 
As each has received a gift, 
employ it for one another,
as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
whoever speaks, as one who utters oracles of God;
whoever renders service, 
as one who renders it by strength which God supplies, 
In order that in everything 
God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. 
To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal 
which comes upon you to prove you, 
as though something strange were happening to you. 
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, 
that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 

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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96:10, 11-12, 13 (R. 13b)

R/. The Lord comes to judge the earth.

Say to the nations, “The Lord is king.”
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the peoples in fairness.

Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad;
let the sea and all within it thunder praise.
Let the land and all it bears rejoice.

Then will all the trees of the wood shout for joy.
At the presence of the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice;
he will govern the peoples with his truth.

R/. The Lord comes to judge the earth.

Alleluia, alleluia.
I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 11:11-25

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

Jesus entered Jerusalem [amid acclamations from the crowd,] 
and went into the temple; 
and when he had looked round at everything, 
as it was already late, 
he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

On the following day, 
when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 
And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, 
he went to see if he could find anything on it. 
When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, 
for it was not the season for figs. 
And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” 
And his disciples heard it.

And they came to Jerusalem. 
And he entered the temple and began to drive out 
those who sold and those who bought in the temple, 
and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers 
and the seats of those who sold pigeons; 
and he would not allow anyone 
to carry anything through the temple. 
And he taught, and said to them, 
“Is it not written, 
‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? 
But you have made it a den of robbers.” 
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it 
and sought a way to destroy him; 
for they feared him, 
because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching. 
And when evening came, they went out of the city.

As they passed by in the morning, 
they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 
And Peter remembered and said to him, 
“Master, look! 
The fig tree which you cursed has withered.” 

And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. 
Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 
‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ 
and does not doubt in his heart, 
but believes that what he says will come to pass, 
it will be done for him. 
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, 
believe that you receive it, and you will. 
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, 
if you have anything against anyone; 
so that your Father also who is in heaven 
may forgive you your trespasses.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Communion Antiphon
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

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Entrance Antiphon.
The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.

First Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-25

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter.

You know that you were ransomed 
from the futile ways inherited from your fathers, 
not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 
but with the precious blood of Christ, 
like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 
He was destined before the foundation of the world 
but was made manifest 
at the end of the times for your sake. 
Through him you have confidence in God, 
who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, 
so that your faith and hope are in God. 
Having purified your souls by 
your obedience to the truth 
for a sincere love of the brethren, 
love one another earnestly from the heart. 
You have been born anew, 
not of perishable seed but of imperishable, 
through the living and abiding word of God;
for “All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord abides for ever.”
That word is the good news which was preached to you.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial psalm: Ps 147:12-13.14-15.19-20 

R./ O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!

O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!
O Sion, praise your God! 
He has strengthened the bars of your gates:
he has blessed your children within you.

He established peace on your borders;
he gives you your fill of finest wheat.
He sends his word to the earth,
and swiftly runs his command.

He reveals his word to Jacob;
to Israel, his decrees and judgements. 
He has not dealt thus with other nations;
he has not taught them his judgements.

R./ O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!

Alleluia, Alleluia. The Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 10:32-45

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
The disciples were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, 
and Jesus was walking ahead of them; 
and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. 
And taking the twelve again, 
he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, 
“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; 
and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests 
and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 
and deliver him to the Gentiles; 
and they will mock him, and spit upon him, 
and scourge him, and kill him; 
and after three days he will rise.”

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, 
came forward to him, and said to him, 
“Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 
And he said to them, 
“What do you want me to do for you?” 
And they said to him, 
“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand 
and one at your left, in your glory.” 
But Jesus said to them, 
“You do not know what you are asking. 
Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, 
or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 
And they said to him, 
“We are able.” 
And Jesus said to them, 
“The cup that I drink you will drink; 
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, 
you will be baptized; 
but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, 
but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 
And when the ten heard it, 
they began to be indignant at James and John. 
And Jesus called them to him and said to them, 
“You know that those 
who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, 
and their great men exercise authority over them. 
But it shall not be so among you; 
but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 
and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 
For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, 
and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon.
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

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Entrance Antiphon.
The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us.

First Reading: 1 Peter 1:10-16

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter.

Brothers and sisters: 

The prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about the salvation of souls; 
they inquired what person or time was indicated 
by the Spirit of Christ within them 
when predicting the sufferings of Christ 
and the subsequent glory. 
It was revealed to them 
that they were serving not themselves but you, 
in the things which have now been announced to you 
by those who preached the good news to you 
through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, 
things into which angels long to look.

Therefore gird up your minds, be sober, 
set your hope fully upon the grace that is coming to you 
at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 
As obedient children, 
do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 
but as he who called you is holy, 
be holy yourselves in all your conduct; 
since it is written, 
“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 

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Responsorial psalm:  Psalm 98:1.2-3ab.3cd-4 (R.2a)

R./ The Lord has made known his salvation

O sing a new song to the Lord
for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm
have brought salvation.

The Lord has made known his salvation,
has shown his deliverance to the nations.
He has remembered his merciful love
and his truth for the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth;
break forth into joyous song,
and sing out your praise.
R./The Lord has made known his salvation

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 10:28-31

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
Peter began to say to Jesus, 
“Behold, we have left everything and followed you.” 

Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, 
there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters 
or mother or father or children or lands, 
for my sake and for the gospel, 
who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, 
houses and brothers and sisters 
and mothers and children and lands, 
with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. 
But many that are first will be last, 
and the last first.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon.
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love.

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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 17:19-20
The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.

First Reading: 1 Peter 2: 2-5, 9-12

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter

Beloved:
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, 
that by it you may grow up to salvation;
for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

Come to him, to that living stone, 
rejected by men but in God’s sight chosen and precious; 
and like living stones, 
be yourselves built into a spiritual house, 
to be a holy priesthood, 
to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

But you are a chosen race, 
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, 
God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds
of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Once you were no people,
    but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
    but now you have received mercy.

Beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles 
to abstain from the passions of the flesh 
that wage war against your soul. 
Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, 
so that in case they speak against you as wrongdoers, 
they may see your good deeds 
and glorify God on the day of visitation.

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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 100: 1-2, 3, 4, 5 (R. 2b)

R/. Come before the Lord, singing for joy.

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy.

Know that he, the Lord, is God.
He made us; we belong to him
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.

R/. Come before the Lord, singing for joy.

Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
he who follows me will have the light of life.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

At that time: 
As Jesus was leaving Jericho 
with his disciples and a great multitude, 
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, 
was sitting by the roadside. 
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, 
he began to cry out and say, 
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; 
but he cried out all the more, 
“Son of David, have mercy on me!” 

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” 
And they called the blind man, saying to him, 
“Take heart; rise, he is calling you.” 
And throwing off his cloak he sprang up and came to Jesus. 

And Jesus said to him, 
“What do you want me to do for you?” 

And the blind man said to him, 
“Master, let me receive my sight.” 

And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; 
your faith has made you well.” 
And immediately he received his sight 
and followed him on the way.

The Gospel of the Lord
Communion Antiphon: Ps 12:6
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

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Entrance Antiphon
The disciples were persevering with one accord in prayer with Mary, the mother of Jesus.

First Reading: Acts 1:12-14

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles

After Jesus had been taken up to heaven,
the Apostles returned to Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem,
a sabbath day’s journey away. 

When they entered the city
they went to the upper room where they were staying,
Peter and John and James and Andrew,
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,
James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot,
and Judas son of James.
All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer,
together with some women,
and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

The Word of the Lord
Responsorial psalm: Psalm 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7

R/. Glorious things are told of you, O city of God.

His foundation upon the holy mountains
 the Lord loves:
The gates of Zion,
 more than any dwelling of Jacob.

Glorious things are said of you,
 O city of God!
And of Zion they shall say:
 “One and all were born in her;
And he who has established her
 is the Most High Lord.”

They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:
 “This man was born there.”
And all shall sing, in their festive dance:
 “My home is within you.”

R/. Glorious things are told of you, O city of God.
Alleluia, Alleluia. O happy Virgin, you gave birth to the Lord; O blessed mother of the Church, you warm our hearts with the Spirit of your Son Jesus Christ. Alleluia.

Gospel: John 19:25-34

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

At that time: 
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother
and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary of Magdala.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved,
he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
Then he said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother.”
And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
After this, aware that everything was now finished,
in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled,
Jesus said, “I thirst.”
There was a vessel filled with common wine.
So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop
and put it up to his mouth.
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,
“It is finished.”
And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. 

Now since it was preparation day,
in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the
 sabbath,
for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one,
the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken
and they be taken down.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first
and then of the other one who wascrucified with Jesus.
But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead,
they did not break his legs,
but one soldier thrust his lance into his side,
and immediately Blood and water flowed out.

The Gospel of the Lord
Communion Antiphon

As he hung upon the cross, Jesus said to the disciple whom he loved: Behold your mother.