Acts 19:1-8; John 16

Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings and Antiphons on p 573 of the Daily Missal

Entrance Antiphon
You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and you will be my witnesses, even to the ends of the earth, alleluia.

First Reading: Acts 19:1-8

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles

While Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus.
There he found some disciples.
And he said to them,
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

And they said,
“No, we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

And he said, “Into what then were you baptised?”

They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance,
telling the people to believe in the one
who was to come after him,
that is, Jesus.”

On hearing this,
they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them,
the Holy Spirit came on them;
and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
There were about twelve of them in all.

And he entered the synagogue
and for three months spoke boldly,
arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God;

The Word of the Lord

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 68:2-3-4-5ac.6-7ab (R. see 33a)

Let us pray the Responsorial Psalm:

R./ You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God.

Let God arise; let his foes be scattered.
Let those who hate him flee from his face.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
like wax that melts before the fire,
so the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.

But the just shall rejoice at the presence of God;
they shall exult with glad rejoicing.
O sing to God; make music to his name.
The Lord is his name.

Father of orphans, defender of widows.
such is God in his holy place.
God gives the desolate a home to dwell in,
he leads the prisoners forth into prosperity.

R./ You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God.

 

Please stand for the Gospel

Alleluia, alleluia.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Alleluia.

 

 

Gospel: John 16:29-33

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

At that time:
The disciples said to Jesus,
“Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure!
Now we know that you know all things,
and need none to question you;
by this we believe that you came from God.”
Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?
The hour is coming, indeed it has come,
when you will be scattered, every one to his home,
and will leave me alone;
yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace.
In the world you have tribulation;
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

The Gospel of the Lord

 

Communion Antiphon
I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord; I will come to you again, and your heart will rejoice, alleluia