May 18, 2025, 5th Sunday of Easter.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

After Paul and Barnabas had proclaimed the good news to that city

and made a considerable number of disciples,

they returned to Listra and to Iconium and to Antioch.

They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith,

saying, It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.

They appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting commended them

to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.

Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.

After proclaiming the word at Perga, they went down to Atalia.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended

to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished. And when they arrived, they called

the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of

faith to the Gentiles.

The Word of the Lord I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and of great kindness.

The Lord is good to all

and compassionate toward all his works.

I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. Let all your works give you thanks,

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