Readings

First Reading Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 (JB) A reading from the book of Exodus The Lord God, ruler of all, merciful and loving. With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form…

First Reading Acts 2:1-11 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak different languages. When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of…

First Reading Acts 1:1-11 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles Why are you standing here looking into the sky? Jesus has been taken into heaven. 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…

First Reading Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 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…

First Reading Acts 6:1-7 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles They elected seven men filled with the Spirit and wisdom. About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called…

First Reading Acts 2:14, 36-41 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the eleven and addressed the crowd with a loud voice: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus…

First Reading Acts 2:14, 22-33 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles It was impossible for him to be held by the power of Hades. On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘Men of Israel, listen to what I am going…

First Reading Acts 2:42-47 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles The faithful lived together and owned everything in common. The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers. The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles made…

First Reading Acts 10:34, 37-43 (JB) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead. Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John…

First Reading Isaiah 50:4-7 (JB) A reading from the prophet Isaiah I did not cover my face against insult and I know I will not be ashamed. The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue. So that I may know how to reply to the wearied he provides me with speech. Each morning he wakes…