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Saints & Feasts Homilies & Readings

Saints & Feasts Homilies & Readings

By: Fr. Michael Black
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Summary

 Saints & Feasts Homilies delivers Catholic reflections tied to the yearly cycle of Catholic Masses and rooted in the deepest of deep traditions.Copyright Fr. Michael Black Christianity Spirituality
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  • 5-17-26: The Ascension of the Lord Readings

    5-17-26: The Ascension of the Lord Readings
    May 16 2026
    The Ascension of the Lord

    A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles

    In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up,
    after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days
    and speaking about the kingdom of God. While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak;
    for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
    and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”

    The Word of the Lord

    Responsorial Psalm

    R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

    All you peoples, clap your hands,
    shout to God with cries of gladness,
    For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
    is the great king over all the earth.

    R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

    God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
    the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
    Sing praise to God, sing praise;
    sing praise to our king, sing praise.

    R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

    For king of all the earth is God;
    sing hymns of praise.
    God reigns over the nations,
    God sits upon his holy throne.

    R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.

    A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians

    Brothers and sisters: May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
    that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory
    in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power
    for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might, which he worked in Christ,
    raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens, far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.

    The Word of the Lord

    A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew

    The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
    baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

    The Gospel of the Lord



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    5 mins
  • 5-10-26: 6th Sunday of Easter Homily

    5-10-26: 6th Sunday of Easter Homily
    May 10 2026
    11 mins
  • 5-10-26: 6th Sunday of Easter Readings & Homily

    5-10-26: 6th Sunday of Easter Readings & Homily
    May 10 2026
    5-10-2026: 6th Sunday of Easter Readings

    A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles

    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 or crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city.
    Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

    The Word of the Lord

    Responsorial Psalm

    R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

    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.

    “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.

    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.

    Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare what he has done for me. Blessed be God who refused me not my prayer or his kindness!

    R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

    A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter

    Beloved: Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the Spirit.

    The Word of the Lord

    A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John

    Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

    The Gospel of the Lord
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