Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, April 17 2016
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
13,14.43-52.]Paul and Barnabas continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered the synagogue and took their seats.
]After the congregation had dispersed, many Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.
]On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
]When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
]Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
]For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
]The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
]and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region.
]The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory.
]So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
]The disciples were filled with joy and the holy Spirit.
Psalms
100(99),2.3.5.]Sing joyfully to the Lord all you lands,
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
]Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
]The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
Book of Revelation
7,9.14b-17.]I, John, had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
]I said to him, "My lord, you are the one who knows." He said to me, "These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
]"For this reason they stand before God's throne and worship him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them.
]They will not hunger or thirst anymore, nor will the sun or any heat strike them.
]For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
10,27-30.]Jesus said: «My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
]I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.
]My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father's hand.
]The Father and I are one."
St. Anicetus(Pope and Martyr († 173))
SAINT ANICETUS Pope, Martyr ( 173) St. Anicetus succeeded St. Pius as pope in the year 165. He governed as pope for eight years until 173. He was not martyred, but is mentioned in martyrologies because he suffered and faced danger. St. Anicetus was persuaded by St. Polycarp to tolerate the Asiatics' custom of celebrating Easter on the 14th day of the first moon after the vernal equinox with the Jews. Meanwhile, St. Anicetus protected his flock from the heresies of Valentine and Marcion. The first thirty-six bishops of Rome down to Liberius, and all the popes to Symmachus, the fifty-second pope, are honored among the saints. Out of 248 popes from St. Peter to Clement XIII, 78 are named in the Roman Martyrology.
St. Robert of Chaise Dieu()
St. Stephen Harding()
Saint Stephen HardingCo-founder of Cistercian Order (ca. 1050 - 1134) Stephen Harding was born in Dorset, England. He was fluent in English, Norman French and Latin. He was placed in the abbey of Sherbourne at a young age and later became a travelling scholar. He eventually moved to the abbey of Molesme in Burgundy, France, under the abbot Robert of Molesme (c. 1027 - 1111). When Robert departed Molesme, Stephen and Alberic went with him. They reformed the Benedictines now known as the Cistercian Order (often called Trappists). When 21 monks deserted Molesme and joined Robert, the three formed a new monastery in Citeaux. Robert was the abbot in Citeaux before returning to Molesme a year later. Alberic then served as abbot until his death in 1108. Stephen, the youngest of the three, became the third abbot and guided the new monastery during a period of growth. Bernard of Clairvaux visited in 1112. Between 1112 and 1119, a dozen new Cistercian houses were founded. In 1119, St. Stephen wrote the Carta Caritatis ('Charter of Love'), an important document for the Cistercian Order about its unifying principles. Stephen served the house in Citeaux for 25 years. While no single person is considered the Cistercian Order's founder, its tenets and rapid growth in the 12th century are thanks to Stephen Harding. In 1133, he resigned as head of the order. He passed away the following year and joined the Church Triumphant in Heaven.
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