Saturday of the Fifth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

Paul reached (also) Derbe and Lystra where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him,
and Paul wanted him to come along with him. On account of the Jews of that region, Paul had him circumcised, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
As they traveled from city to city, they handed on to the people for observance the decisions reached by the apostles and presbyters in Jerusalem.
Day after day the churches grew stronger in faith and increased in number.
They traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian territory because they had been prevented by the holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia.
When they came to Mysia, they tried to go on into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them,
so they crossed through Mysia and came down to Troas.
During (the) night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

Psalms

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

Jesus said to his disciples: "If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.
Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No slave is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
And they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me."

Sts. Donatian & Rogatian(Martyrs (c. 287))

SAINTS DONATIAN and ROGATIAN Martyrs (c. 287) Saints Donatian and Rogatian were brothers and noblemen from Nantes, France. Donatian, the younger brother, was baptized first. He preached the Gospel and soon converted his brother. Rogatian desired baptism, but was unable to because the bishop had fled persecution. Donatian was imprisoned for preaching the Gospel and Rogatian was imprisoned soon after. They were sentenced to death after refusing to apostatize. Before their martyrdom, they prayed that Rogatian's sacrifice would be his baptism. The following morning, they were torn asunder by the rack and their hands were pierced with lances. The brothers were then dismembered. The brothers' sacrifices were not in vain because they edified the Church and helped souls encounter Christ. They gained the beatific vision as they were welcomed by Christ into Heaven. It is crucial to speak about our faith with everyone, but even more important to pray.

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