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12 May 2019 - Easter IV
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WWW.SAINTGERMANWITHSAINTSAVIOUR.ORG 12 MAY 2019
Today’s Hymns: 8 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks; 286 Holy, Holy, Holy; 610 Soul of my
Saviour; 672 Thine be the glory
FIRST READING Know that he, the Lord, is God. REGINA CAELI
He made us, we belong to him,
The First reading is from the book of we are his people, the sheep of his flock. (Said or sung after the last hymn during
Acts. R/ the season of Easter).
Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga Indeed, how good is the Lord, Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven, alleluia.
till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here eternal his merciful love. He whom thou
they went to synagogue on the Sabbath He is faithful from age to age. R/ wast meet to bear, alleluia.
and took their seats. Psalm 100 As he promised, hath arisen, alleluia.
When the meeting broke up many Pour for us to him thy prayer, alleluia.
Jews and devout converts joined Paul
and Barnabas, and in their talks with Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary,
them Paul and Barnabas urged them to SECOND READING alleluia.
remain faithful to the grace God had For the Lord has risen indeed, alleluia.
given them. The Second Reading is from the book of
The next sabbath almost the whole Revelations.
Let us pray:
town assembled to hear the word of O God, by the Resurrection of your Son,
God. When they saw the crowds, the I, John, saw a huge number, impossible
our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought
Jews, prompted by jealousy, used to count, of people from every nation,
joy to the whole world: grant that, by
blasphemies and contradicted everything race, tribe and language; they were
the help of his mother, the Virgin Mary,
Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke standing in front of the throne and in
we may obtain the joys of everlasting
out boldly. ‘We had to proclaim the word front of the Lamb, dressed in white
life; through Christ the Lord.
of God to you first, but since you have robes and holding palms in their hands.
Amen.
rejected it, since you do not think One of the elders said, ‘These are the
yourselves worthy of eternal life, we people who have been through the great
must turn to the pagans. For this is what persecution, and because they have
the Lord commanded us to do when he washed their robes white again in the
said: blood of the Lamb, they now stand in
I have made you a light for the nations, front of God’s throne and serve him day
so that my salvation may reach the ends and night in his sanctuary; and the One
of the earth.’ who sits on the throne will spread his
It made the pagans very happy to hear tent over them. They will never hunger
this and they thanked the Lord for his or thirst again; neither the sun nor
message; all who were destined for scorching wind will ever plague them,
eternal life became believers. Thus the because the Lamb who is at the throne
word of the Lord spread through the will be their shepherd and will lead
whole countryside. them to springs of living water; and God
But the Jews worked upon some of will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’
the devout women of the upper classes
and the leading men of the city and This is the word of the Lord.
persuaded them to turn against Paul and Rev. 7