Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 28, 16-20. 30-31
Psalm: 10 (11), 4.5 & 7

Gospel: Jn 21, 20-25

Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come? … Read more »

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 25, 13b-21
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.11-12.19-20ab

Gospel: Jn 21, 15-19

After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep… Read more »

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 22, 30; 23, 6-11
Psalm: 15 (16), 1-2a & 5.7-8.9-10.11

Gospel: Jn 17, 20-26

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20, 28-38
Psalm: 67 (68), 29-30.33-35a.35b-36c

Gospel: Jn 17, 11b-19

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled… Read more »

Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20, 17-27
Psalm: 67 (68), 10-11.20-21

Gospel: Jn 17, 1-11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him… Read more »

Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 19, 1-8
Psalm: 67 (68), 2-3.4-5ac.6-7ab

Gospel: Jn 16, 29-33

The disciples said to Jesus, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech.
Now we realise that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you… Read more »

Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 18, 23-28
Psalm: 46 (47), 2-3.8-9.10

Gospel: Jn 16, 23b-28

Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete… Read more »

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 18, 9-18
Psalm: 46 (47), 2-3.4-5.6-7

Gospel: Jn 16, 20-23a

Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labour, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world… Read more »