May 11th : Gospel I, the light, have come into the worldA Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 12: 44-50

May 11th :  Gospel 

I, the light, have come into the world

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.John 12: 44-50 

Jesus declared publicly:

‘Whoever believes in me

believes not in me

but in the one who sent me,

and whoever sees me,

sees the one who sent me.

I, the light, have come into the world,

so that whoever believes in me

need not stay in the dark any more.

If anyone hears my words and does not keep them faithfully,

it is not I who shall condemn him,

since I have come not to condemn the world,

but to save the world.

He who rejects me and refuses my words has his judge already:

the word itself that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day.

For what I have spoken does not come from myself;

no, what I was to say,

what I had to speak,

was commanded by the Father who sent me,

and I know that his commands mean eternal life.

And therefore what the Father has told me

is what I speak.’

The Word of the Lord.

May 11th : Responsorial PsalmPsalm 66(67):2-3,5-6,8 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.or Alleluia!

May 11th :  Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 66(67):2-3,5-6,8 

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

or Alleluia!

O God, be gracious and bless us

  and let your face shed its light upon us.

So will your ways be known upon earth

  and all nations learn your saving help.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

or Alleluia!

Let the nations be glad and exult

  for you rule the world with justice.

With fairness you rule the peoples,

  you guide the nations on earth.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

or Alleluia!

Let the peoples praise you, O God;

  let all the peoples praise you.

May God still give us his blessing

  till the ends of the earth revere him.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.

or Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation Jn20:29

Alleluia, alleluia!

‘You believe, Thomas, because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.

Alleluia!

May 11th : First Reading 'I want Barnabas and Saul set apart'A Reading from the Acts of Apostles 12: 24-13:5

May 11th :  First Reading 

'I want Barnabas and Saul set apart'

A Reading from the Acts of  Apostles 12: 24-13:5 

The word of God continued to spread and to gain followers. Barnabas and Saul completed their task and came back from Jerusalem, bringing John Mark with them.

  In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and keeping a fast, the Holy Spirit said, ‘I want Barnabas and Saul set apart for the work to which I have called them.’ So it was that after fasting and prayer they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

  So these two, sent on their mission by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. They landed at Salamis and proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; John acted as their assistant.

The Word of the Lord.

May 10th : Gospel The Father and I are oneA Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John 10: 22-30

May 10th :  Gospel 

The Father and I are one

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John 10: 22-30 

It was the time when the feast of Dedication was being celebrated in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the Temple walking up and down in the Portico of Solomon. The Jews gathered round him and said, ‘How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus replied:

‘I have told you, but you do not believe.

The works I do in my Father’s name are my witness;

but you do not believe,

because you are no sheep of mine.

The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice;

I know them and they follow me.

I give them eternal life;

they will never be lost

and no one will ever steal them from me.

The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone,

and no one can steal from the Father.

The Father and I are one.’

The Word of  the Lord.

May 10th : Responsorial Psalm Psalm 86(87) ©O praise the Lord, all you nations!or Alleluia!

May 10th :  Responsorial Psalm 

Psalm 86(87) ©

O praise the Lord, all you nations!

or Alleluia!

On the holy mountain is his city

  cherished by the Lord.

The Lord prefers the gates of Zion

  to all Jacob’s dwellings.

Of you are told glorious things,

  O city of God!

O praise the Lord, all you nations!

or Alleluia!

‘Babylon and Egypt I will count

  among those who know me;

Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia,

  these will be her children

and Zion shall be called “Mother”

  for all shall be her children.’

O praise the Lord, all you nations!

or Alleluia!

It is he, the Lord Most High,

  who gives each his place.

In his register of peoples he writes:

  ‘These are her children,’

and while they dance they will sing:

  ‘In you all find their home.’

O praise the Lord, all you nations!

or Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation Jn10:27

Alleluia, alleluia!

The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice,

says the Lord,

I know them and they follow me.

Alleluia!

May 10th : First Reading They started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Lord JesusA Reading from the Acts of Apostles 11: 19-26

May 10th :  First Reading 

They started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Lord Jesus

A Reading from the Acts of Apostles 11: 19-26 

Those who had escaped during the persecution that happened because of Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they usually proclaimed the message only to Jews. Some of them, however, who came from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch where they started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Good News of the Lord Jesus to them as well. The Lord helped them, and a great number believed and were converted to the Lord.

  The church in Jerusalem heard about this and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. There he could see for himself that God had given grace, and this pleased him, and he urged them all to remain faithful to the Lord with heartfelt devotion; for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a large number of people were won over to the Lord.

  Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. As things turned out they were to live together in that church a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’

The Word of the Lord.

மே 9 : நற்செய்தி வாசகம்ஆடுகளுக்கு வாயில் நானே.✠ யோவான் எழுதிய நற்செய்தியிலிருந்து வாசகம் 10: 1-10

மே 9  :  நற்செய்தி வாசகம்

ஆடுகளுக்கு வாயில் நானே.

✠ யோவான் எழுதிய நற்செய்தியிலிருந்து வாசகம் 10: 1-10

அக்காலத்தில்

இயேசு கூறியது: ‘‘உறுதியாக உங்களுக்குச் சொல்கிறேன்: ஆட்டுக் கொட்டிலில் வாயில் வழியாக நுழையாமல் வேறு வழியாக ஏறிக் குதிப்போர் திருடர் அல்லது கொள்ளையராய் இருப்பர். வாயில் வழியாக நுழைபவர் ஆடுகளின் ஆயர். அவருக்கே காவலர் வாயிலைத் திறந்துவிடுவார். ஆடுகளும் அவரது குரலுக்கே செவிசாய்க்கும். அவர் தம்முடைய சொந்த ஆடுகளைப் பெயர் சொல்லிக் கூப்பிட்டு வெளியே கூட்டிச் செல்வார். தம்முடைய சொந்த ஆடுகள் அனைத்தையும் வெளியே ஓட்டி வந்தபின் அவர் அவற்றிற்கு முன் செல்வார். ஆடுகளும் அவரைப் பின்தொடரும். ஏனெனில் அவரது குரல் அவற்றுக்குத் தெரியும். அறியாத ஒருவரை அவை பின்தொடரா. அவரை விட்டு அவை ஓடிப்போகும். ஏனெனில் அவரது குரல் அவற்றுக்குத் தெரியாது.”

இயேசு அவர்களிடம் உவமையாக இவ்வாறு சொன்னார். ஆனால் அவர் சொன்னதை அவர்கள் புரிந்துகொள்ளவில்லை.

மீண்டும் இயேசு கூறியது: ‘‘உறுதியாக உங்களுக்குச் சொல்கிறேன்: ஆடுகளுக்கு வாயில் நானே. எனக்கு முன்பு வந்தவர் அனைவரும் திருடரும் கொள்ளையருமே. அவர்களுக்கு ஆடுகள் செவிசாய்க்கவில்லை. நானே வாயில். என் வழியாக நுழைவோருக்கு ஆபத்து இல்லை. அவர்கள் உள்ளே போவர்; வெளியே வருவர்; மேய்ச்சல் நிலத்தைக் கண்டுகொள்வர். திருடுவதற்கும் கொல்வதற்கும் அழிப்பதற்குமன்றித் திருடர் வேறெதற்கும் வருவதில்லை. ஆனால் நான் ஆடுகள் வாழ்வைப் பெறும்பொருட்டு, அதுவும் நிறைவாகப் பெறும்பொருட்டு வந்துள்ளேன்.”

ஆண்டவரின் அருள்வாக்கு.