DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Universalis
‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’
First Reading Acts 6:1-7 They elected seven men full of the Holy Spirit
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 a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith.
Second Reading 1Peter 2:4-9 Christ is the living stone, chosen by God and precious to him
The Lord is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house. As scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; but for unbelievers, the stone rejected by the builders has proved to be the keystone, a stone to stumble over, a rock to bring men down. They stumble over it because they do not believe in the word; it was the fate in store for them.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. CDR
Gospel John
14:1-12 I am the Way, the Truth and the Life
Jesus said to
his disciples: ‘Do not let your
hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms
in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now
to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I
shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know
the way to the place where I am going.’
Thomas said,
‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’
Jesus said: ‘I am the Way,
the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you
know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen
him.’ RC
Philip said,
‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’
‘Have I been
with you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him ‘and you still do not know
me? ‘To have seen me is to have seen the Father, so how can you say, “Let us
see the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is
in me? The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Father,
living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am
in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work,
if for no other reason. I tell you most solemnly, whoever believes in me will
perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform even greater works, because
I am going to the Father.’
Loving Father thank you for your Son Jesus
Christ, the rejected stone by men. Christ is precious to you Father. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one
can come to you Father except through Christ. Father fill me with the Holy
Spirit, give me wisdom to know and accept Christ. To follow Christ’s steps as I
journey towards eternity.
Christ promised a place for me in the Father’s house that
I may be with him. I have been set apart to sing your praise Father for you
called me out of darkness into your wonderful light. I am consecrated to you through Jesus
Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and by His Precious Blood. I am yours Father.
Jesus Christ is my savior and redeemer.
Jesus I trust
in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God’s Holy Angels
and Saints pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me.
Pray your
Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace. Hail Holy Queen Mother of Christ our
Redeemer.
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