Saturday of the Sixth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

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

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

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. Mammertus(Archbischop (+ c. 477))

SAINT MAMMERTUS Archbishop (c. 477) St. Mammertus, the archbishop of Vienne in Dauphin, was a prelate renowned for his sanctity, learning and miracles. He instituted the fasts and supplications called the Rogations. Almighty God, to dispel lukewarmness and awaken people from spiritual lethargy, made His presence known during wars and public calamities. The Holy One made Himself known during earthquakes, fires and when ravenous wild beasts (similar to skinwalkers) roamed the market-places. Amid the calamities, Abp. Mammertus received a token of the divine mercy. A terrible fire struck the city of Vienne, which baffled the efforts of first responders, but the Bishop's prayers caused the fire to be extinguished immediately. This miracle deeply affected the people. The holy prelate took this opportunity to make them sensible to the necessity and efficacy of prayer. He instituted an annual fast and supplication of three days, which all the faithful joined. With sincere compunction of heart, the Church continues assuaging the suffering of Jesus with fasting, prayer and the confession of sins. The Church of Auvergne, where St. Sidonius was the bishop, adopted the pious institution before the year 475; and it became a universal practice in a very short time. Abp. Mammertus passed away around the year 477. He encountered Jesus at the moment of death: receiving the beatific vision and seeing God face to face.

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