Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, May 20 2026

Wednesday of the Seventh week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

At Miletus, Paul spoke to the presbyters of the Church of Ephesus: "Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood.
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day, I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears.
And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.
I have never wanted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.
You know well that these very hands have served my needs and my companions.
In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort we must help the weak, and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
When he had finished speaking he knelt down and prayed with them all.
They were all weeping loudly as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him,
for they were deeply distressed that he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.

Psalms

Show forth, O God, your power,
the power, O God, with which you took our part;
For your temple in Jerusalem
let the kings bring you gifts.
You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God,
chant praise to the Lord
who rides on the heights of the ancient heavens.
Behold, his voice resounds, the voice of power:
"Confess the power of God!"
Over Israel is his majesty;
Awesome is God in his holy place, the God of Israel,
who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: "Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.
When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled.
But now I am coming to you. I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely.
I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one.
They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.
And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth."

St. Bernardine of Siena(Priest (1380-1444))

SAINT BERNARDINE OF SIENA Franciscan Priest (1380-1444) In 1408, St. Vincent Ferrer paused his sermon and declared that among his listeners would arise a greater preacher than himself. This unknown Franciscan friar was Bernardine. In his youth, he had cared for a blind, elderly relative. Her utterance of Jesus' Holy Name taught Bernardine a simple yet profound prayer. Bernardine thus gained a devotion to the Holy Name and made its preaching his life's mission. Due to a speech impediment, Bernardine's success as a preacher seemed unlikely. However, Our Lady's prayers removed that impediment. Bernardine thus began an preaching apostolate that lasted 38 years. Using inspired words and displaying the Holy Name of Jesus on a tablet at the end of his sermons, Bernardine obtained miraculous conversions and reformed the greater part of Italy. Bernardine's success was exalted by the cross. He was denounced as a heretic and his devotion was branded as idolatrous. After many trials, he lived to see his innocence proven and a lasting memorial of his work established in the Church. The Feast of the Holy Name commemorates at once his sufferings and his triumph. Bernardine passed away on Ascension Eve in 1444. One narrator wrote that the antiphon was chanted: "Father, I have manifested Thy Name to men." Bernardine's example fulfilled Jesus' words: "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in Heaven" (Matthew 10:32).

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