Mass Readings for second Wednesday of Easter, April 14, 2010

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  1. Reading 1

    Acts 5:17-26 in the New Testament (the earliest history of the Church)

    The high priest rose up and all his companions,
    that is, the party of the Sadducees,
    and, filled with jealousy,
    laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the public jail.
    But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison,
    led them out, and said,
    “Go and take your place in the temple area,
    and tell the people everything about this life.”
    When they heard this,
    they went to the temple early in the morning and taught.
    When the high priest and his companions arrived,
    they convened the Sanhedrin,
    the full senate of the children of Israel,
    and sent to the jail to have them brought in.
    But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison,
    so they came back and reported,
    “We found the jail securely locked
    and the guards stationed outside the doors,
    but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report,
    they were at a loss about them,
    as to what this would come to.
    Then someone came in and reported to them,
    “The men whom you put in prison are in the temple area
    and are teaching the people.”
    Then the captain and the court officers went and brought them,
    but without force,
    because they were afraid of being stoned by the people.




  1. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 34 in the Old Testament
    R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

    I will bless the LORD at all times;
    his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
    Let my soul glory in the LORD;
    the lowly will hear me and be glad.
    R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

    Glorify the LORD with me,
    let us together extol his name.
    I sought the LORD, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
    R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

    Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
    and your faces may not blush with shame.
    When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
    and from all his distress he saved him.
    R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

    The angel of the LORD encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.
    Taste and see how good the LORD is;
    blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
    R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.




  1. Gospel: John 3:16-21 the 4th Gospel in the New Testament

    God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
    so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
    but might have eternal life.
    For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
    but that the world might be saved through him.
    Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
    but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
    because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
    And this is the verdict,
    that the light came into the world,
    but people preferred darkness to light,
    because their works were evil.
    For everyone who does wicked things hates the light
    and does not come toward the light,
    so that his works might not be exposed.
    But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,
    so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.


  1. Blessed Peter Gonzalez
    (d. 1246)

    St. Paul had a conversion experience on the road to Damascus. Many years later, the same proved true for Peter Gonzalez, who triumphantly rode his horse into the Spanish city of Astorga in the 13th century to take up an important post at the cathedral. The animal stumbled and fell, leaving Peter in the mud and onlookers amused.

    Humbled, Peter reevaluated his motivations (his bishop-uncle had secured the cathedral post for him) and started down a new path. He became a Dominican priest and proved to be a most effective preacher. He spent much of his time as court chaplain, and attempted to exert positive influence on the behavior of members of the court. After King Ferdinand III and his troops defeated the Moors at Cordoba, Peter was successful in restraining the soldiers from pillaging and persuaded the king to treat the defeated Moors with compassion.

    After retiring from the court Peter devoted the remainder of his life to preaching in northwest Spain. He developed a special mission to Spanish and Portuguese seamen. He is the patron of sailors.

    Peter Gonzalez died in 1246 and was beatified in 1741.





Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX