Friday of the Seventh week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

25,13b-21.

King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea on a visit to Festus.
Since they spent several days there, Festus referred Paul's case to the king, saying, "There is a man here left in custody by Felix.
When I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and demanded his condemnation.
I answered them that it was not Roman practice to hand over an accused person before he has faced his accusers and had the opportunity to defend himself against their charge.
So when (they) came together here, I made no delay; the next day I took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.
His accusers stood around him, but did not charge him with any of the crimes I suspected.
Instead they had some issues with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul claimed was alive.
Since I was at a loss how to investigate this controversy, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these charges.
And when Paul appealed that he be held in custody for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar."

Psalms

103(102),1-2.11-12.19-20ab.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.
The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, all you his angels,
you mighty in strength, who do his bidding.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

21,15-19.

After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
He then said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."
He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." (Jesus) said to him, "Feed my sheep.
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go."
He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."

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St. Joachina de Vedruna de Mas()

Saint Joachina de Vedruna (16 April 1783 – 28 August 1854) St. Joachina was a Catalonian nun who founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Charity. She was from the nobillity, yet desired a consecrated life. In 1799, she married Theodore de Mas: a man from a royal family in Barcelona, Spain. They had nine children before Theodore was killed in 1816, during Napoleon's invasion. After her husband's passing, Joachina moved with her children to their estate in Vic. Here, she started charitable activities with the sick and with young women. Her spiritual director, the Capuchin Esteban de Olot, suggested she establish an apostolic congregation devoted to education and charity. The Order cared for the sick, the poor and anyone in need of education. They built houses for the homeless and started schools in poor areas. The bishop of Vic, Pablo Jesús Corcuera, told Joachina that the institute should be of Carmelite inspiration. The same bishop wrote its rule on February 6, 1826; and twenty days later, Joachina and eight companions professed vows. In a few years, Joachina's Carmelites had founded several houses in Catalonia. During the First Carlist War (a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1839), she had to flee the country after founding a hospital in the Carlist town of Berga that was threatened by fighting. As a result, she went to Roussillon, France, where she stayed from 1836 to 1842. Joachina's apostolic congregation was definitively approved in 1850. In spite of serious challenges posed by civil war and secular opposition, the institute soon spread throughout Catalonia. Thereafter, communities were established throughout Spain and South America. Eventually, she was forced to resign as superior because of illness. Joachina passed away during a cholera epidemic in Barcelona - slowly succumbing to paralysis over the final four years of her life. By the time of her death in 1854, at the age of 71, Joachina was known and admired for her deep trust in God and selfless charity. She was beatifiedin1940, and was canonized in 1959.

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St. Paschal Baylon()

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