Mass of the day: Wednesday 29 May 2019

WEDNESDAY 29 MAY 2019
Mass of the Day
WEDNESDAY OF THE XNUMXTH EASTER WEEK

Liturgical Color White
Antiphon
I will praise you, Lord, of all peoples,
to my brothers I will announce your name. Alleluia. (Ps 17,50; 21,23)

Collection
O God, you call us to celebrate in faith
the resurrection of your Son,
let us rejoice with him together with your saints
on the day of his coming.
He is God, and lives and reigns with you ...

First Reading
He who, without knowing him, you adore, I announce it to you.
From the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 17,15.22 - 18,1

In those days, those who accompanied Paul took him to Athens and left with the order, for Silas and Timothy, to join him as soon as possible.
Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said: «Athenians, I see that, in everything, you are very religious. In fact, passing by and observing your sacred monuments, I also found an altar with the inscription: “To an unknown God”.
Well, the one whom, without knowing him, you adore, I announce it to you. The God who made the world and all that it contains, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples built by human hands or by the hands of man, allowing himself to be served as if he needed something: he is he who gives everyone life and breath and everything. He created from one all the nations of men, to dwell on all the face of the earth. For them he established the order of times and the boundaries of their space so that they may seek God, if ever, feeling here and there like blind people, they come to find him, although he is not far from each of us. In fact, we live, move and exist in him, as some of your poets have also said: “Because we too are descendants of him”.
Therefore, since we are God's descendants, we must not think that divinity is similar to gold, silver and stone, that it bears the imprint of art and human ingenuity. Now God, passing over the times of ignorance, orders men to convert everyone and everywhere, because he has established a day in which he will have to judge the world with justice, by means of a man whom he has designated, giving proof to all. sure with raising him from the dead ».

When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed at him, others said, "We'll hear from you another time about this." So Paul turned away from them. But some joined him and became believers: among these also Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Dàmaris and others with them.

After these facts Paul left Athens and went to Corìnto.

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 148
R. The heavens and the earth are full of your glory.
?Or:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the highest heaven.
Praise him, all of you, his angels,
praise him, all of you, his hosts. R.

The kings of the earth and all peoples,
the rulers and judges of the earth,
young people and girls,
the old with the children
praise the name of the Lord. R.

Because only his name is sublime:
his majesty dominates the earth and the heavens.
It has increased the power of its people.
He is praise for all his faithful,
for the children of Israel, a people close to him. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

I will pray to the Father and he will give you another Paraclete
to stay with you forever. (Jn 14,16:XNUMX)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
The Spirit of truth will guide you to all truth.
From the Gospel according to John
Jn 16,12-15

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:

«I still have many things to tell you, but for the moment you are not able to bear the weight.

When he comes, the Spirit of truth will guide you to the whole truth, because he will not speak for himself, but he will say everything he has heard and will announce future things to you.
He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and announce it to you. All that the Father has is mine; this is why I said that he will take what is mine and announce it to you. "

Word of the Lord

On offers
O God, who in this mysterious exchange of gifts
you make us participate in communion with you,
unique and supreme good,
grant that the light of your truth
be witnessed by our life.
For Christ our Lord.

?Or:

Open, Lord, the treasures of your mercy
and for this offer,
lively expression of our faith,
always cheer up your Church
with the gift of the Easter sacraments.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
The Lord says: “I have chosen you from the world and I have constituted you
why you go and bear fruit,
and your fruit remain. " Alleluia. (See Jn 15,16.19: XNUMX)

?Or:

“When the Spirit of truth will come
it will guide you to the whole truth ”. Alleluia. (Jn 16,13:XNUMX)

After communion
Assist your people, Almighty God,
and since you have filled him with grace
of these holy mysteries,
give him to go from his native human frailty
to new life in the risen Christ.
He lives and reigns for ever and ever.

?Or:

O Father, who in the Eucharistic banquet
you have communicated to us the inexhaustible power of your Spirit,
make your children bear the gospel message
in the vital problems of our time.
For Christ our Lord.