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St. John of Wednesday December 27, 2023

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December 27, 2023

This is John, who reclined on the Lord’s breast at supper, the blessed Apostle, to whom celestial secrets were revealed and who spread the words of life through all the world.

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(Cf. Sirach 15:5)
In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.

Texts of the day

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First reading

Reading (1 John 1:1-4)

Beloved: What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of life — for the life was made visible; we have...

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12)

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad. Clouds and darkness are around him, justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. R. The mountains melt like wax before...

Gospel (John 20:1a, and 2-8)

On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where...