Saint John, apostle and evangelist – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 John 1:1-4
Psalm: 96:1-2,5-6,11-12

Gospel: John 20:2-8

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 

So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 

Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59
Psalm: 30:3cd-4,6ab,7b,8a,16

Gospel: Matthew 10:17-22

Jesus said to His disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say… Read more »