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Year C. (9/5/10)
Sixth
Sunday of Easter
Reading 1
Some
who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers,
“Unless you are circumcised
according to the Mosaic practice,
you cannot be saved.”
Because there arose no little
dissension and debate
by Paul and Barnabas with
them,
it was decided that Paul,
Barnabas, and some of the others
should go up to Jerusalem to
the apostles and elders
about this question.
The
apostles and elders, in agreement with the whole church,
decided to choose
representatives
and to send them to Antioch with
Paul and Barnabas.
The ones chosen were Judas,
who was called Barsabbas,
and Silas, leaders among the
brothers.
This is the letter delivered by them:
“The
apostles and the elders, your brothers,
to the brothers in Antioch,
Syria, and Cilicia
of Gentile origin: greetings.
Since we have heard that some
of our number
who went out without any
mandate from us
have upset you with their
teachings
and disturbed your peace of
mind,
we have with one accord
decided to choose representatives
and to send them to you along
with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
who have dedicated their
lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So we are sending Judas and
Silas
who will also convey this
same message by word of mouth:
‘It is the decision of the
Holy Spirit and of us
not to place on you any
burden beyond these necessities,
namely, to abstain from meat
sacrificed to idols,
from blood, from meats of
strangled animals,
and from unlawful marriage.
If you keep free of these,
you will be doing what is
right. Farewell.’”
Responsorial Psalm
R. (4) O God, let all the
nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May God have pity on us and
bless us;
may he let his face shine
upon us.
So may your way be known upon
earth;
among all nations, your
salvation.
R. O God, let all the
nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the nations be glad and
exult
because you rule the peoples
in equity;
the
nations on the earth you guide.
R. O God, let all the nations
praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the peoples praise you, O
God;
may all the peoples praise
you!
May God bless us,
and may all the ends of the
earth fear him!
R. O God, let all the
nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Reading 2
The angel took me in spirit
to a great, high mountain
and showed me the holy city
Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven
from God.
It gleamed with the splendor
of God.
Its radiance was like that of
a precious stone,
like jasper, clear as
crystal.
It had a massive, high wall,
with twelve gates where
twelve angels were stationed
and on which names were
inscribed,
the names of the twelve
tribes of the Israelites.
There were three gates facing
east,
three north, three south, and
three west.
The wall of the city had
twelve courses of stones as its foundation,
on which were inscribed the
twelve names
of the twelve apostles of the
Lamb.
I saw no temple in the city
for its temple is the Lord
God almighty and the Lamb.
The city had no need of sun
or moon to shine on it,
for the glory of God gave it
light,
and its lamp was the Lamb.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Whoever loves me will keep
my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him and
make our dwelling with him.
Whoever does not love me does
not keep my words;
yet the word you hear is not
mine
but that of the Father who
sent me.
“I have told you this while I
am with you.
The Advocate, the Holy
Spirit,
whom the Father will send in
my name,
will teach you everything
and remind you of all that I
told you.
Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I
give it to you.
Do not let your hearts be
troubled or afraid.
You heard me tell you,
‘I am going away and I
will come back to you.’
If you loved me,
you would rejoice that I am
going to the Father;
for the Father is greater
than I.
And now I have told you this
before it happens,
so that when it happens you may believe.”
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