HOLY MASS WEDNESDAY THIRD WEEK OF EASTER 2021

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Wednesday, 2021-04-21:

• St. Conrad of Parzham, Capuchin, Religious 2021:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Acts 7:51--8:1

  751"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. 52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it." 54Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth against him. 55But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;56and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God." 57But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. 58Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him;and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." 60And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.81And Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem;and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Sama'ria, except the apostles.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21

  2Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! 3Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress;for thy name's sake lead me and guide me, 5Into thy hand I commit my spirit;thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. 6Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols;but I trust in the LORD. 7I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities, 16Let thy face shine on thy servant;save me in thy steadfast love! 20In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men;thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues.

  SECOND LECTURE OF THE MASS

  John 6:30-35

  30So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform? 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness;as it is written, `He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" 32Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven;my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world." 34They said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life;he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Revelation 3:14, 20-22

  30So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform? 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness;as it is written, `He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" 32Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven;my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world." 34They said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life;he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

• WEDNESDAY THIRD WEEK OF EASTER 2021:

  Easter Time.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Acts 8:1b-8

  There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem,
  and all were scattered
  throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria,
  except the Apostles.
  Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him.
  Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church;
  entering house after house and dragging out men and women,
  he handed them over for imprisonment.
  
  Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.
  Thus Philip went down to the city of Samaria
  and proclaimed the Christ to them.
  With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip
  when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing.
  For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice,
  came out of many possessed people,
  and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.
  There was great joy in that city.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  PS 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a

  R. (1) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  Shout joyfully to God, all the earth,
  sing praise to the glory of his name;
  proclaim his glorious praise.
  Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!”
  R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  “Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you,
  sing praise to your name!”
  Come and see the works of God,
  his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.
  R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  He has changed the sea into dry land;
  through the river they passed on foot;
  therefore let us rejoice in him.
  He rules by his might forever.
  R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Jn 6:35-40

  Jesus said to the crowds,
  “I am the bread of life;
  whoever comes to me will never hunger,
  and whoever believes in me will never thirst.
  But I told you that although you have seen me,
  you do not believe.
  Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
  and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
  because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
  but the will of the one who sent me.
  And this is the will of the one who sent me,
  that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
  but that I should raise it on the last day.
  For this is the will of my Father,
  that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
  may have eternal life,
  and I shall raise him on the last day.”