Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
Reading 1 1 John 1:1-4
Beloved:
What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we looked upon
and touched with our hands
concerns the Word of life —
for the life was made visible;
we have seen it and testify to it
and proclaim to you the eternal life
that was with the Father and was made visible to us—
what we have seen and heard
we proclaim now to you,
so that you too may have fellowship with us;
for our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
We are writing this so that our joy may be complete.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
R. (12) Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are around him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the LORD of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his justice,
and all peoples see his glory.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Light dawns for the just;
and gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you just,
and give thanks to his holy name.
R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
Alleluia See Te Deum
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
We praise you, O God,
we acclaim you as Lord;
the glorious company of Apostles praise you.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel John 20:1a and 2-8
On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
"They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we do not know where they put him."
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
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Saturday, July 5, 2025
Happy Saturday, friend! We are so excited to share with you what's coming up this week as we all prepare our hearts by praying with readings for Sunday, the day of rest with our Lord.
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, July 5 // Optional Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal [In the Dioceses of the United States] // Optional Memorial of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest
Sunday, July 6 // Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wednesday, July 9 // Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Friday, July 11 // Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
After all the Sunday Solemnities of June, we find ourselves this first weekend of July on the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. The priest’s green vestments remind us of green fields where the “harvest is abundant but the laborers are few” (Luke 10:2). The Gospel for tomorrow gets at the heart of what this time is about: it is a time to tell those we meet, “The kingdom of God is at hand for you” (Luke 10:9). The Lord wants to bring healing to the world and has chosen us to spread His message of love. He wants us to “declare what he has done for [us]” (Psalm 66:16) so that “all the earth” will “cry out to God with joy” (Psalm 66:2).
When people do not receive His message from us, He does not want us to be discouraged, but to shake the dust from our feet and come back to Him. We cannot do His work without being nourished by Him in the Sacraments and Adoration. We must let Him carry us in His arms and believe His words that “as a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you” (Isaiah 66:13). Through our suffering with Jesus as we do His work, He will make each of us into “a new creation” (Galatians 6:15). What He calls us to will not always be easy, but no matter what fruit we see of our labors, He tells us to “rejoice because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20).
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time:
First Reading // Isaiah 66:10-14c
Psalm // Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20
Second Reading // Galatians 6:14-18
Gospel // Luke 10:1-12, 17-20
Susanna Spencer est titulaire d'une maîtrise en théologie de l'Université franciscaine de Steubenville et est l'éditrice théologique de Blessed is She. Elle vit avec son mari philosophe et ses quatre enfants à Saint Paul, Minnesota. Elle aime lire la théologie, assister à de belles liturgies, cuisiner de délicieux plats et suivre le baseball avec désinvolture. Elle était la narratrice de Maranatha, L'histoire de notre Sauveur et de notre livre pour enfants, Rise Up . En savoir plus sur elle ici .
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