Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, May 1 2019

Wednesday of the Second week of Easter

Wednesday of the Second week of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

5,17-26.

]The high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy,
]laid hands upon the apostles and put them in the public jail.
]But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
]"Go and take your place in the temple area, and tell the people everything about this life."
]When they heard this, they went to the temple early in the morning and taught. When the high priest and his companions arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin, the full senate of the Israelites, and sent to the jail to have them brought in.
]But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison, so they came back and reported,
]"We found the jail securely locked and the guards stationed outside the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
]When they heard this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss about them, as to what this would come to.
]Then someone came in and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are in the temple area and are teaching the people."
]Then the captain and the court officers went and brought them in, but without force, because they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

Psalm

Psalms

34(33),2-3.4-5.6-7.8-9.

]I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
]Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad.
]Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
]I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
]Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
]When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.
]The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
]Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

3,16-21.

]God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
]For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
]Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
]And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.
]For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.
]But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.

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St. Joseph the Worker()

Saint Joseph the WorkerReadings proper for the feast: Gn. 1:26-2:3 or Col. 3:14-24; Mt 13:54-58 Today is a wonderful occasion to reflect on the importance of work in the life of the human person, the family and the community. We are made in the image and likeness of God, we participate with God in the work of maintaining and sanctifying His creation. We work with Jesus; Jesus said “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working” (Jn. 5:17). Every day, St. Joseph, as a carpenter, provided for the family's needs with manual work. Thus the Church rightly points to him as the patron of workers. The dignity of the human person is constructed through work, and in the light of this truth, we can clearly perceive the fundamental connection between the person, work and society. Human activity - the Second Vatican Council recalls - proceeds from the human person and is ordered to the person. According to God's design and will, it must serve the true good of humanity and allow "man as an individual and as a member of society to cultivate and carry out his integral vocation" (cf. Gaudium et spes, n. 35). In order to fulfil this mission, a "tested spirituality of human work" must be cultivated that is firmly rooted in the "Gospel of work" and believers are called to proclaim and to witness to the Christian meaning of work in their many activities and occupations (cf. Laborem exercens, n. 26). May St. Joseph, such a great and humble saint be an example that inspires Christian workers, who should call on him in every circumstance. Today, I wish to entrust to the provident guardian of the Holy Family of Nazareth the young people who are training for their future profession, the unemployed, and those who are suffering from the hardship of the shortage of employment, families and the whole world of work, with the expectations and challenges, the problems and prospects that characterize it.(Partially taken from John Paul II - General audience, Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Wednesday, 19 March 2003)

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