A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

After Paul and Bartemus had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples,

they returned to Listera 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 Rat reached Pamphylia.

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

Thank you to God.

Thank you to God. king and my God. I will praise your name, my king and my God. I will praise your name

My king and my God

I will praise your name

My king and my God

Let all your works

give you thanks, O Lord, and let all the faithful bless you. Let them speak of

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