May 26, 2025, Memorial of St. Philip Neri, priest.

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 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

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