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Year C. (25/4/10)
Fourth Sunday
of Easter
Reading 1
Paul and Barnabas continued on from Perga
and
reached Antioch in Pisidia.
On
the sabbath they entered the synagogue and took their
seats.
Many
Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism
followed
Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them
and
urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.
On
the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered
to
hear the word of the Lord.
When
the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy
and
with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
Both
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,
“It
was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,
but
since you reject it
and
condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life,
we
now turn to the Gentiles.
For
so the Lord has commanded us,
I
have made you a light to the Gentiles,
that
you may be an instrument of salvation
to
the ends of the earth.”
The
Gentiles were delighted when they heard this
and
glorified the word of the Lord.
All
who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
and
the word of the Lord continued to spread
through
the whole region.
The
Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers
and
the leading men of the city,
stirred
up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,
and
expelled them from their territory.
So
they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them,
and
went to Iconium.
The disciples were filled
with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm
R.
(3c) We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R.
Alleluia.
Sing
joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
serve
the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
R.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R.
Alleluia.
Know
that the LORD is God;
he
made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
R.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R.
Alleluia.
The
LORD is good:
his
kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
R.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Reading 2
I, John, had a vision of a
great multitude,
which no one could count,
from every nation, race,
people, and tongue.
They stood before the throne
and before the Lamb,
wearing white robes and
holding palm branches in their hands.
Then one of the elders said
to me,
“These are the ones who have
survived the time of great distress;
they have washed their robes
and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.
“For this reason they stand
before God’s throne
and worship him day and night
in his temple.
The one who sits on the
throne will shelter them.
They will not hunger or
thirst anymore,
nor will the sun or any heat
strike them.
For the Lamb who is in the
center of the throne
will shepherd them
and lead them to springs of
life-giving water,
and God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes.”
Gospel
Jesus said:
“My sheep hear my voice;
I know them, and they follow
me.
I give them eternal life, and
they shall never perish.
No one can take them out of
my hand.
My Father, who has given them
to me, is greater than all,
and no one can take them out
of the Father’s hand.
The Father and I are one.”
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