May 11th, 2006, Monday of the sixth week of Easter.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothraes, and on the next day, to Neapolis,

and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia

and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city. On the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate along the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer.

We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there.

One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Taitaira, a worshipper of God, listened.

And the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying.

After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation,

If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home. And she prevailed on us. The word of the Lord.

The response Oriol Psalm. The response is, the Lord takes delight in his people. Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel be glad in their maker.

Let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

Let them praise his name in the festive dance. Let them sing praise to him

with timbrel and harp. For the Lord loves his people, and he adorns the lowly with victory.

The Lord takes delight in his people. Let the faithful exalt in glory. Let them sing for joy upon their couches.

Let the high praises of God be in their throats.

This is the glory of all his faithful.

Alleluia.

The Lord takes delight in his people.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.

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