May 6th, 2004, 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 saint. and on the next day to Neopolis.

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.

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