Mass of the day: Thursday 6 June 2019

THURSDAY 06 JUNE 2019
Mass of the Day
THURSDAY OF THE XNUMXTH EASTER WEEK

Liturgical Color White
Antiphon
Let us approach with trust the throne of grace,
to receive mercy and get help,
to support us at the right time. Alleluia. (Heb 4,16:XNUMX)

Collection
Come, Father, your Spirit and transform us internally
with his gifts; create in us a new heart, because we can
please you and cooperate in your plan of salvation.
For our Lord Jesus Christ ...

First Reading
You must also testify in Rome.
From the Acts of the Apostles
Ac 22,30; 23,6 to 11

In those days, [the commander of the court,] wanting to know the reality of the facts, that is, the reason why Paul was accused by the Jews, made him remove the chains and ordered that the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin meet; he had Paolo brought down and made him appear before them.
Knowing that a part was of Sadduches and a part of Pharisees, he said in a loud voice in the Sanhedrin: «Brothers, I am Pharisee, son of Pharisees; I am called to trial because of hope in the resurrection of the dead. "
As soon as he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadduches and the assembly split. The Sadduches in fact affirm that there is no resurrection neither angels nor spirits; the Pharisees, on the other hand, profess all these things. There was then a great uproar and some scribes of the Pharisee party stood up and protested saying: «We find nothing wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel spoke to him. "
The dispute ignited so much that the commander, fearing that Paolo would be lynched by them, ordered the troops to go down, take him away and bring him back to the fortress.
The following night the Lord came to him and said: «Courage! As you have witnessed the things that concern me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary that you also bear witness in Rome ».

God's word

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 15 (16)
R. Protect me, O God: I take refuge in you.
?Or:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Protect me, O God: I take refuge in you.
I said to the Lord: "You are my Lord."
The Lord is my part of inheritance and my cup:
my life is in your hands. R.

I bless the Lord who has given me advice;
even at night my soul teaches me.
I always place the Lord before me,
is on my right, I won't be able to waver. R.

For this my heart rejoices
and my soul rejoices;
even my body rests safe,
because you will not abandon my life in the underworld,
nor will you let your faithful see the pit. R.

You will show me the path of life,
full joy in your presence,
endless sweetness to your right. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

May they all be one, like you, Father, you are in me and I in you,
for the world to believe that you sent me. (Jn 17,21)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
May they be perfect in unity!
From the Gospel according to John
Jn 17,20-26

At that time, [Jesus, looking up to heaven, prayed saying:]
«I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word: that all may be one; as you, Father, are in me and I in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
And the glory that you have given to me, I have given it to them, so that they may be one thing as we are one. I in them and you in me, so that they may be perfect in unity and the world know that you sent me and that you loved them as you loved me.
Father, I want those who have given me to be also with me where I am, so that they may contemplate my glory, that which you have given me; because you loved me before the creation of the world.
Righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me. And I have made your name known to them and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them ».

Word of the Lord

On offers
Sanctify, O God, the gifts we present to you
and transforms our whole life into an everlasting offering
in union with the spiritual victim,
your servant Jesus, the only sacrifice you like.
He lives and reigns for ever and ever.

?Or:

Accept, Father, the living offer of your children
in union with the sacrifice of Christ,
and ensure that we receive an increasingly abundant outpouring
of the gifts of your Spirit.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
"I tell you the truth:
it is good for you to go away;
if I do not go, the Paraclete will not come to you. "
Alleluia. (Jn 16,7)

?Or:

«Father, the love with which you loved me
both in them and I in them ». Alleluia. (Jn 17,26)

After communion
Lord, enlighten us your word
and may communion sustain us at the sacrifice we have celebrated,
because guided by your Holy Spirit
we persevere in unity and peace.
For Christ our Lord.