Friday of the Sixth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

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.

Psalms

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.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

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."

St. Felix I(Pope & Martyr († 274))

SAINT FELIX I Pope and Martyr ( 274) Pope Felix inherited the Holy See from St. Dionysius in 269. Like his predecessor, Pope Felix rallied the Church during an era of persecution. Pope Felix's biography begins with the work of unifying a Church under attack from heresies. The third council of Antioch in 269 refuted Paul of Samosata's teaching that Jesus was a man who became divine. Paul of Samosata forfeited his bishopric, but only exited after being expelled by the pagan emperor. The narrator Alban Butler writes about St. Felix's ending:"The persecution of Aurelian breaking out, St. Felix, fearless of danger, strengthened the weak, encouraged all, baptized the catechumens and continued to exert himself in converting persons to the Faith." He was martyred like the Apostles in 274.

St. Joan of Arc(Virgin (1412-1431))

SAINT JOAN OF ARC Virgin (1412-1431) Saint Joan of Arc was born on January 6, 1412, in Domremy, northeastern France. From her earliest years, she was taught to pray each night: "O God, save France." She soon conceived an ardent love for her country. While the English overran northern France, Joan peacefully tended her flock and learned God's wisdom through prayer at a wayside shrine. She received locutions and a vision of Saint Michael. The Archangel bid her to liberate France from the English, whereupon she hastened to the king and convinced him of her divine mission. Scarcely did her banner - inscribed, "Jesus, Mary" - appear on the battlefield when the siege of Orleans was lifted. She afterward led Charles VII to be crowned in Rheims. She was later abandoned by the king and fell into the hands of the English, who gave her a mock trial and immolated her as a heretic. The Maid of Orleans at last came into her own: With greater pomp than ever a king was crowned, and amid the acclamations of the whole world, on May 13, 1920, Pope Benedict XV canonized Saint Joan of Arc.

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