Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, June 1 2019
Saturday of the Sixth week of Easter
Saturday of the Sixth week of Easter
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
18,23-28.]After staying there some time, Paul left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples.
]A Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent speaker, arrived in Ephesus. He was an authority on the scriptures.
]He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and, with ardent spirit, spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
]He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the Way (of God) more accurately.
]And when he wanted to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. After his arrival he gave great assistance to those who had come to believe through grace.
]He vigorously refuted the Jews in public, establishing from the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.
Psalms
47(46),2-3.8-9.10.]All you peoples, clap your hands;
shout to God with cries of gladness.
]For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
is the great king over all the earth.
]For king of all the earth is God;
sing hymns of praise.
]God reigns over the nations,
God sits upon his holy throne.
]The princes of the peoples are gathered together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For God's are the guardians of the earth;
he is supreme.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
16,23b-28.]Jesus said to his disciples: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
]Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
]I have told you this in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures but I will tell you clearly about the Father.
]On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you.
]For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God.
]I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."
St. Justin(Martyr († c. 165) - Memorial)
SAINT JUSTIN Martyr ( c. 165) St. Justin was born circa 103 AD in Neapolis, Samaria, modern-day Palestine. He studied the teachings of Plato and Socrates; and several of his apologetics works are extant. St. Justin converted during adulthood; and God drew him closer through the Church and the working of the Holy Spirit. One day, St. Justin meditated on the thought of God by the seashore. He encountered an elderly gentleman who shared the Gospel. St. Justin, hearing about Jesus Christ and the Church, received the gift of faith. By praying, reading Holy Scripture and witnessing the constancy of Christian martyrs, St. Justin's faith in Jesus Christ grew mighty. He preached the Gospel in Greece, Egypt and Italy. He leveraged his knowledge of philosophy to reflect the light and image of Christ. He established a school inRome, where he was accused by envious philosophers and put to death during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
St. Pamphilus(Priest and Martyr († 308))
SAINT PAMPHILUS Priest and Martyr ( 308) St. Pamphilus was from a wealthy family Berytus, modern-day Lebanon. The city was a prosperous Roman colony renowned for its education system. St. Pamphilus excelled at the sciences and was immediately employed by the magistracy after graduating. After encountering Christ, St. Pamphilus relished no other study than that of salvation. Thus, he set aside his privileges and studied Holy Scripture. Although he was a magistrate and a master of sciences, he became the scholar of Pierius, Origen's successor, at the great catechetical school of Alexandria. St. Pamphilus established residency in Cæsarea, Palestine. At his private expense, he collected a great library and gifted it to the Church. He also established a public school of sacred literature. The Church is further indebted to him for a correct edition of the Holy Bible, which he transcribed with infinite care. Nothing was more remarkable than St. Pamphilus' humility. Toward his slaves and domestics, he behaved like a brother or a tender father. He led an austere life, sequestered from the world and its company, and was indefatigable in labor. Eventually, he dissolved his estate and distributed it among the poor. In the year 307, St. Pamphilus was arrested and tortured by Urbanus, the governor of Palestine. The iron hooks that tore into St. Pamphilus' sides failed to shake his faith. He was then imprisoned for two years, during which time Urbanus was beheaded and replaced by Firmilian. After several persecutions, Firmilian summoned St. Pamphilus and sentenced him to death. St. Pamphilus' flesh was torn off to the very bone and his bowels were exposed to view. The torments were continued without interruption, but St. Pamphilus never once cried out. His martyrdom finished with immolation over a slow fire. He now reigns forever with Jesus Christ, the Son of God and King of Kings.
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