Saturday of the Sixth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

18,23-28.

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

47(46),2-3.8-9.10.

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

16,23b-28.

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."

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St. Germanus of Paris(Bishop (c. 496 - 576))

SAINT GERMANUS Bishop (c. 496 - 576) St. Germanus, the glory of the Church of France in the sixth century, was born in the territory of Autun. In his youth, he was conspicuous for his fervor. After ordination, he was made abbot of St. Symphorian's. He was favored with miracles and prophecy. Germanus' custom was to watch a great part of the night in prayer while his monks slept. One night, in a dream, he thought a venerable old man presented him with the keys of the city of Paris, and said to him that God committed Parisians to his care.Four years after the vision, in 554, happening to be in Paris when Bishop Eusebius passed away, Germanus was exalted to the episcopal chair. The promotion made no alteration in Germanus' mode of life. The same simplicity and frugality appeared in his mannerisms and lifestyle. His house was frequently crowded with the poor and afflicted, and he always received beggars at his dining table. God blessed his sermons so greatly that the Word penetrated the hearts of his listeners, and changed the city in a very short time. King Childebert was worldly and ambitious, but found himself converted by Germanus' prayers, words and deeds. The king founded many religious institutions, and sent large sums of money to Germanus for distribution among the indigent. Germanus' prayer life was clearly in step with his public life. In his old age, Germanus zealously performed his duties with the activity he showed in his youth. Neither could physical weakness make him slacken his penances and mortifications. Through his effort, the remains of idolatry were extirpated from France. Bp. Germanus continued laboring for the conversion of sinners until he was called to Paradise on May 28, 576, being eighty years old.

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