MASS READINGS, TUESDAY JUNE 29, 2021, General Week 13 FIRST READING "Truly, I realize now that the Lord tore me from the hands of Herod" A Reading from the book of Acts of the Apostles (12, 1-11)

MASS READINGS, TUESDAY JUNE 29, 2021, General Week 13 

FIRST READING 

"Truly, I realize now that the Lord tore me from the hands of Herod" 

A Reading from the book of Acts of the Apostles (12, 1-11) 

At this time, King Herod Agrippa seized certain members of the Church to harm them. He suppressed Jacques, Jean's brother, by having him beheaded. Seeing that this measure pleased the Jews, he also decided to arrest Peter. It was the days of Unleavened Bread. He had him apprehended, imprisoned, and placed under the guard of four squads of four soldiers; he wanted him to appear before the people after the Passover. While Peter was thus held in the prison, the Church prayed emphatically to God for him.

Herod was going to summon him. Now, Pierre was sleeping that night between two soldiers; he was tied with two chains and guards were on duty outside the prison door. And behold, the angel of the Lord came in, and a light shone in the cell. He woke Pierre up by hitting him on the side and said, "Get up quickly." The chains fell from his hands. Then the angel said to him: "Put on your belt and put on your sandals." What Pierre did. The angel added: “Wrap yourself in your cloak and follow me. "

Peter came out behind him, but he did not know that everything that was happening thanks to the angel was very real; he thought he had a vision. Passing in front of a first guard post, then in front of a second, they arrived at the iron gate giving on the city. It opened by itself in front of them. Once outside, they entered a street, and immediately the angel left him. Then, recovering himself, Peter said: “Truly, I realize now that the Lord sent his angel, and that he snatched me from the hands of Herod and all that the Jewish people expected. "

- Word of the Lord.

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