Mass Readings - Sunday, 19th May 2019

Liturgical Readings for : Sunday, 19th May, 2019
Today's Readings
Léachtaí Gaeilge


FIRST READING     Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27
They gave an account of all that God had done with them.

Paul and Barnabas went back through Lystra and Iconium to Antioch. They put
fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. ‘We all
have to experience many hardships’ they said ‘before we enter the kingdom of
God.’ In each of these churches they appointed elders, and with prayer and
fasting they commended them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.
They passed through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. Then after proclaiming the
word at Perga they went down to Attalia and from there sailed for Antioch,
where they had originally been commended to the grace of God for the work
they had now completed.
On their arrival they assembled the church and gave an account of all that
God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the
pagans.

The Word of the Lord


Responsorial      Psalm Ps 144

Response I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
or Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

1. The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures.                               Response

2. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God,
to make known to men your mighty deeds
and the glorious splendour of your reign.                     Response

3. Yours is an everlasting kingdom;
your rule lasts from age to age.                                     Response



SECOND READING       Apocalypse 21:1-5
God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

I, John saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth
had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city,
and the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, as beautiful as
a bride all dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the
throne, ‘You see this city? Here God lives among men. He will make his home
among them; they shall be his people, and he will be their God; his name is
God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more
death, and no more mourning or sadness. The world of the past has gone.’
Then the One sitting on the throne spoke: ‘Now I am making the whole of
creation new.’

The Word of the Lord


Gospel Acclamation     Jn 13: 34

Alleluia, alleluia!
I give you a new commandment:
love one another; just as I have loved you.
Alleluia!


THE GOSPEL     John 13:31-35
I give you a new commandment: love one another.

When Judas had gone Jesus said:
‘Now has the Son of Man been glorified,
and in him God has been glorified.
If God has been glorified in him,
God will in turn glorify him in himself,
and will glorify him very soon.
My little children, I shall not be with you much longer.
I give you a new commandment:
love one another;
just as I have loved you,
you also must love one another.
By this love you have for one another,
everyone will know that you are my disciples.’

The Gospel of the Lord