Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, April 7 2018
Saturday of Easter week
Saturday of Easter week
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
4,13-21.]Observing the boldness of Peter and John and perceiving them to be uneducated, ordinary men, the leaders, elders, and scribes were amazed, and they recognized them as the companions of Jesus.
]Then when they saw the man who had been cured standing there with them, they could say nothing in reply.
]So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, and conferred with one another, saying,
]"What are we to do with these men? Everyone living in Jerusalem knows that a remarkable sign was done through them, and we cannot deny it.
]But so that it may not be spread any further among the people, let us give them a stern warning never again to speak to anyone in this name."
]So they called them back and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
]Peter and John, however, said to them in reply, "Whether it is right in the sight of God for us to obey you rather than God, you be the judges.
]It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."
]After threatening them further, they released them, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people who were all praising God for what had happened.
Psalms
118(117),1.14-15.16ab-18.19-21.]Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
]My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
]The joyful shout of victory
in the tents of the just:
]"The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
]the right hand of the LORD has struck with power."
]I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.
]Though the LORD has indeed chastised me,
yet he has not delivered me to death.
]Open to me the gates of justice;
I will enter them and give thanks to the LORD.
]This is the gate of the LORD;
the just shall enter it.
]I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me
and have been my savior.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark
16,9-15.]When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
]She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.
]When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
]After this he appeared in another form to two of them walking along on their way to the country.
]They returned and told the others; but they did not believe them either.
](But) later, as the eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised.
]He said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature."
Bl. Josaphata Hordashevska((1869-1919))
Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska Religious (1869-1919) Blessed Josaphata Michaelina Hordashevska was the first member of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. She was born in Lviv, Ukraine, in 1869. Her parents named her after the Prince of Angels, Saint Michael, whose name means, "Who is like God?" At 18 years old, Michaelina entered religious life. She was consecrated at a contemplative monastery of the Order of St. Basil the Great: then the only Eastern-rite women's congregation. She took the name Josaphata in honor of the Ukrainian martyr St. Josaphat Kuntsevych. When a women's congregation was established for the active life, Josaphata became its first superioress. She experienced active paramonastic life with the Felician Sisters and then trained her own sisters. The Sisters Servants' spirit and charisma is: "Serve your people where the need is greatest." Josaphata Michaelina passed away from bone cancer on April 7, 1919, at 49 years old. Her resting place is at the generalate of the Sisters Servants in Rome. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001.
St. John Baptist de la Salle()
Bl. Herman Joseph()
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