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EASTER WEEK VII
THURSDAY
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
I will send you
the Spirit of truth,
says the Lord;
he will lead you to
the complete truth.
Alleluia!
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GOSPEL READING
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JOHN 17:20-26
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A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
(MAY THEY BE COMPLETELY ONE.)
Jesus
raised his eyes to heaven
and said:
“Holy Father,
I pray not only for these,
but for those also
who through their words
will believe in me.
May they all be one.
Father,
may they be one in us,
as you are in me
and I am in you,
so that the world
may believe it was you
who sent me.
I have given them the glory
you gave to me,
that they may be one
as we are one.
With me in them
and you in me,
may they be
so completely one
that the world will realise
that it was you who sent me
and that I have loved them
as much as you loved me.
Father,
I want those you have given me
to be with me
where I am,
so that they may always see
the glory
you have given me
because
you loved me
before the foundation
of the world.
Father,
Righteous One,
the world has not known you,
but I have known you,
and these have known that
you have sent me.
I have made your name
known to them
and will continue to
make it known,
so that
the love with which
you loved me
may be in them,
and so that I may
be in them.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
R.) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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COMMUNION ANTIPHON
I tell you the truth,
it is for your good that I go;
for if I do not go away,
the Paraclete will not come to you,
says the Lord,
alleluia.
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PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May the mysteries we have received,
O Lord,
we pray,
enlighten us by
the instruction they bring
and restore us
through our participation in them,
that we may merit the gifts
of the Spirit.
Through Christ our Lord.
R.) Amen.
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