Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4 May 2022 || Easter Weekday

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Catholic Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4 May 2022 || Outline

Reading 1: Acts 8:1-8
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gospel: John 6:35-40

Catholic Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4 May 2022 || Reading 1 – Acts 8:1-8

¹ Saul approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except the apostles scattered to the country districts of Judaea and Samaria.

² There were some devout people, however, who buried Stephen and made great mourning for him.

³ Saul then began doing great harm to the church; he went from house to house arresting both men and women and sending them to prison.

⁴ Once they had scattered, they went from place to place preaching the good news.

⁵ And Philip went to a Samaritan town and proclaimed the Christ to them.

⁶ The people unanimously welcomed the message Philip preached, because they had heard of the miracles he worked and because they saw them for themselves.

⁷ For unclean spirits came shrieking out of many who were possessed, and several paralytics and cripples were cured.

⁸ As a result there was great rejoicing in that town.

Catholic Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4th May 2022 || Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7

¹ [For the choirmaster Song Psalm] Acclaim God, all the earth,

² sing psalms to the glory of his name, glorify him with your praises,

³ say to God, ‘How awesome you are! ‘Your achievements are the measure of your power, your enemies woo your favour,

⁴ all the earth bows down before you, sings psalms to you, sings psalms to your name.

⁵ Come and see the marvels of God, his awesome deeds for the children of Adam:

⁶ he changed the sea into dry land, they crossed the river on foot. So let us rejoice in him,

⁷ who rules for ever by his power; his eyes keep watch on the nations to forestall rebellion against him.

Catholic Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4 May 2022 || Gospel – John 6:35-40

³⁵ Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst.

³⁶ But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe.

³⁷ Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; I will certainly not reject anyone who comes to me,

³⁸ because I have come from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him who sent me.

³⁹ Now the will of him who sent me is that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, but that I should raise it up on the last day.

⁴⁰ It is my Father’s will that whoever sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and that I should raise that person up on the last day.

Daily Mass Readings and Prayers 4 May 2022 || Prayer of the Day

The Universal Prayer (attributed to Pope Clement Xi)

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.
I trust in you: strengthen my trust.
I love you: let me love you more and more.
I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

I worship you as my first beginning,
I long for you as my last end,
I praise you as my constant helper,
And call on you as my loving protector.

Guide me by your wisdom,
Correct me with your justice,
Comfort me with your mercy,
Protect me with your power.

I offer you, Lord, my thoughts: to be fixed on you;
My words: to have you for their theme;
My actions: to reflect my love for you;
My sufferings: to be endured for your greater glory.

I want to do what you ask of me:
In the way you ask,
For as long as you ask,
Because you ask it.

Lord, enlighten my understanding,
Strengthen my will,
Purify my heart,
and make me holy.

Help me to repent of my past sins
And to resist temptation in the future.
Help me to rise above my human weaknesses
And to grow stronger as a Christian.

Let me love you, my Lord and my God,
And see myself as I really am:
A pilgrim in this world,
A Christian called to respect and love
All whose lives I touch,
Those under my authority,
My friends and my enemies.

Help me to conquer anger with gentleness,
Greed by generosity,
Apathy by fervor.
Help me to forget myself
And reach out toward others.

Make me prudent in planning,
Courageous in taking risks.
Make me patient in suffering, unassuming in prosperity.

Keep me, Lord, attentive at prayer,
Temperate in food and drink,
Diligent in my work,
Firm in my good intentions.

Let my conscience be clear,
My conduct without fault,
My speech blameless,
My life well-ordered.
Put me on guard against my human weaknesses.
Let me cherish your love for me,
Keep your law,
And come at last to your salvation.

Teach me to realize that this world is passing,
That my true future is the happiness of heaven,
That life on earth is short,
And the life to come eternal.

Help me to prepare for death
With a proper fear of judgment,
But a greater trust in your goodness.
Lead me safely through death
To the endless joy of heaven.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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