Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, May 26 2017

Friday of the Sixth week of Easter

Friday of the Sixth week of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

18,9-18.

]One night while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to him in a vision , "Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent,
]for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city."
]He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them.
]But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal,
]saying, "This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law."
]When Paul was about to reply, Gallio spoke to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or malicious fraud, I should with reason hear the complaint of you Jews;
]but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters."
]And he drove them away from the tribunal.
]They all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue official, and beat him in full view of the tribunal. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
]Paul remained for quite some time, and after saying farewell to the brothers he sailed for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut because he had taken a vow.

Psalm

Psalms

47(46),2-3.4-5.6-7.

]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.
]He brings people under us;
nations under our feet.
]He chooses for us our inheritance,
the glory of Jacob, whom he loves.
]God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
]Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our king, sing praise.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

16,20-23a.

]Jesus said to his disciples: "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.
]When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
]So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
]On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you."

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St. Philip Neri(Priest (1515-1595) - Memorial)

SAINT PHILIP NERI Priest (1515-1595) Philip was from a line of saints who consoled and blessed the Church during the sixteenth century. After a holy childhood, he left Florence to travel, but soon renounced worldly favors and pursued a religious vocation. While receiving spiritual formation in Rome, theHoly Spirit alighted upon him in visible form. He would have gone to India, but God reserved him for Rome. Under the hands of Mary, as he said, the Oratory grew up, and all Rome was pervaded and transformed by its spirit. Miracles and superabundant grace marked Philip's life. He experienced states of ecstasy, read the hearts of men, foretold their future and knew their eternal destiny. His touch gave health of body, and his very look calmed troubled souls and drove away temptation. "When I met him in the street," says one, "he would pat my cheek and say, 'Well, how is Don Pellegrino?' and leave me so full of joy that I could not tell which way I was going." Philip inspired confidence and love in God and was the common refuge and consoler of all. When sad or perplexed,Fabrizio de Massimi would stand at Philip's door. He said it was enough to see him, to be near him. Others said that when he playfully pulled their hair or their ears, their hearts would bound with joy. Marcio Altieri felt such overflowing gladness in his presence that he said Philip's room was a paradise on earth. Long after Philip's death, it was enough for many, when troubled, to go into his room to find their hearts lightened and gladdened. Philip Neri passed away at the age of 80 in 1595. He bears the title, "Apostle of Rome."

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