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TWENTY-SECOND OF JUNE
FEAST OF SAINT JOHN FISHER & THOMAS MORE, MARTYRS
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia!
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GOSPEL READING
MATTHEW 24:4-13
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A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
(YOU WILL BE HATED BY ALL THE NATIONS ON ACCOUNT OF MY NAME.)
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Take care that no one deceives you;
because many will come using my name
and saying, ‘I am the Christ,’
and they will deceive many.
You will hear of wars and rumours of wars;
do not be alarmed,
for this is something that must happen,
but the end will not be yet.
For nation will fight against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be famines and earthquakes
here and there.
All this is only the beginning of the birth-pangs.
Then they will hand you over to be tortured
and put to death;
and you will be hated by all the nations
on account of my name.
And then many will fall away;
men will betray one another
and hate one another.
Many false prophets will arise;
they will deceive many,
and with the increase of lawlessness,
love in most men will grow cold;
but the man who stands firm to the end
will be saved.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
R.) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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ALTERNATIVE GOSPEL READING
MATTHEW 10:34-39
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A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
(IT IS NOT PEACE I HAVE COME TO BRING, BUT A SWORD.)
Jesus said to his apostles:
“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth:
it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
A man’s enemies will be those of his own household.
“Anyone who prefers father or mother to me
is not worthy of me.
Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me
is not worthy of me.
Anyone who does not take his cross
and follow in my footsteps
is not worthy of me.
Anyone who finds his life
will lose it;
anyone who loses his life for my sake
will find it.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
R.) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, holy Father,
the offerings we bring
on the feast of the holy Martyrs
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More,
and grant that we, your servants,
may be found steadfast
in confessing your name.
Through Christ our Lord.
R.) Amen.
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COMMUNION ANTIPHON
It is you who have stood by me in my trials;
and I confer a kingdom on you, says the Lord,
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom.
OR:
Holy men shed their
glorious blood for the Lord;
they loved Christ in their life,
they imitated him in their death,
and therefore were crowned in triumph.
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PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
O God, who in your holy Martyrs
have wonderfully made known
the mystery of the Cross,
graciously grant that,
drawing strength from this sacrifice,
we may cling faithfully to Christ
and labour in the Church for the salvation of all.
Through Christ our Lord.
R.) Amen.
OR:
Renew us Lord, we pray,
with the food from heaven,
and strengthen us by the example
and prayers of your Martyrs
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More,
so that, always following the voice of conscience,
we may ever be your good servants.
Through Christ our Lord.
R.) Amen.
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