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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 9 May

Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 whole Council of the Areopagus … Read moreWed 8 May

Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 to be flogged. They were given many lashes and then thrown … Read moreTue 7 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 6 May

6th Sunday of Easter First reading Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48 The pagans have received the Holy Spirit just as much as we have As Peter reached the house Cornelius went out to meet him, knelt at his feet and prostrated himself. But Peter helped him up. ‘Stand up,’ he said ‘I am only a man after all!’ … Read moreSun 5 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 4 May

Saints Philip and James, Apostles First reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 The Lord appeared to James, and then to all the apostles Brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, the gospel that you received and in which you are firmly established; because the gospel will save you only if you … Read moreFri 3 May

Saint Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor First reading 1 John 5:1-5 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has already overcome the world Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christhas been begotten by God;and whoever loves the Father that begot himloves the child whom he begets.We can be sure that we love God’s childrenif we love God … Read moreThu 2 May

Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide, or Saint Joseph the Worker 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 … Read moreWed 1 May

Tuesday of the 5th week of Eastertide, or Saint Pius V, Pope 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, … Read moreTue 30 April