THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
FIRST READING
"You must also bear witness to me in Rome"
A Reading from the book of Acts of the Apostles (22, 30; 23, 6-11)
In those days Paul had been arrested in Jerusalem. The next day the commandant wanted to know for sure what the Jews were accusing him of. He made her remove her ties; then he called together the high priests and all the supreme council, and he sent down Paul to bring him before them. Knowing that the Supreme Council was divided between Sadducees and Pharisees, Paul exclaimed before them: “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees. It is because of our hope, the resurrection of the dead, that I stand on trial. No sooner had he said this when there was a clash between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. Indeed, the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, no more than an angel or a spirit, while the Pharisees profess all this. There was then a great uproar. A few scribes on the Pharisees' side stood up and protested vigorously, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if it was a spirit speaking to him, or an angel? The confrontation became very violent, and the captain feared that Paul would be cut to pieces. He ordered the troops to descend to snatch him from the melee and bring him back to the fortress. The next night the Lord came to Paul and said to him, “Courage! You must also bear witness to me in Jerusalem. " He ordered the troops to descend to snatch him from the melee and bring him back to the fortress. The next night the Lord came to Paul and said to him, “Courage! You must also bear witness to me in Jerusalem. " He ordered the troops to descend to snatch him from the melee and bring him back to the fortress. The next night the Lord came to Paul and said to him, “Courage! You must also bear witness to me in Jerusalem. "
The Word of the Lord.,
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