May 4th,

2012.

Saturday of the fifth week of Easter.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

Paul reached also Derby in Leicester,

where there was a disciple named Timothy,

the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer,

but his father was a Greek. The brothers in Leicester and Iconium spoke highly of him, and Paul wanted him to come along

with them. On account of the Jews of that region, Paul had him circumcised, for they all knew

that his father was a Greek.

As they traveled from city to city, they handed on to the people for observance the decisions reached by the apostles and presbyters in Jerusalem.

Day after day, the churches grew stronger in faith and increased in number.

They traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian territory because they had been prevented

by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia.

When they came to Maja, they tried to go on to Bithnia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them, so they crossed through Meijer and came down to Tross.

During the night, Paul had a vision.

A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words.

Come over to Macedonia and help us. stood before him and implored him with these words.

Come over to Macedonia and help us.

When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once,

concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

The Word of the Lord. The responsorial psalm. The response is,

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