VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
The Ascension of the Lord First reading Acts 1:1-11 Jesus was lifted up while they looked on In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up … Read moreThu 14 May
Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide, or Our Lady of Fátima First reading Acts 17:15,22-18:1 I proclaim the God you already worship without knowing it Paul’s escort took him as far as Athens, and went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin Paul as soon as they could.So Paul stood before the … Read moreWed 13 May
Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide, or Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs , or Saint Pancras, Martyr First reading Acts 16:22-34 Become a believer and you will be saved, and your household too The crowd joined in and showed their hostility to Paul and Silas, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them … Read moreTue 12 May
Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 16:11-15 The Lord opened Lydia’s heart to accept what Paul was saying Sailing from Troas we made a straight run for Samothrace; the next day for Neapolis, and from there for Philippi, a Roman colony and the principal city of that particular district of Macedonia. … Read moreMon 11 May
6th Sunday of Easter First reading Acts 8:5-8,14-17 They laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit Philip went to a Samaritan town and proclaimed the Christ to them. The people united in welcoming the message Philip preached, either because they had heard of the miracles he worked or because they saw them … Read moreSun 10 May
Saturday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 16:1-10 ‘Come across to Macedonia and help us’ From Cilicia Paul went to Derbe, and then on to Lystra. Here there was a disciple called Timothy, whose mother was a Jewess who had become a believer; but his father was a Greek. The brothers at … Read moreSat 9 May
Friday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 15:22-31 It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by us not to burden you beyond these essentials The apostles and elders decided to choose delegates to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; the whole church concurred with this. They chose Judas known … Read moreFri 8 May
Thursday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 15:7-21 I rule that we do not make things more difficult for the pagans who turn to God After the discussion had gone on a long time, Peter stood up and addressed the apostles and the elders.‘My brothers,’ he said ‘you know perfectly well that … Read moreThu 7 May
Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 15:1-6 They were to go up to Jerusalem and discuss the problem with the apostles and elders Some men came down from Judaea and taught the brothers, ‘Unless you have yourselves circumcised in the tradition of Moses you cannot be saved.’ This led to disagreement, … Read moreWed 6 May
Tuesday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 14:19-28 They gave an account of how God had opened the door of faith to the pagans Some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium, and turned the people against the apostles. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the town, thinking he was dead. The … Read moreTue 5 May