Daily Reading for Sunday, May 13th, 2018

Reading 1, Acts 1:15-17, 20-26

¹⁵ One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers -- there were about a hundred and twenty people in the congregation,

¹⁶ 'Brothers,' he said, 'the passage of scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, foretells the fate of Judas, who acted as guide to the men who arrested Jesus-

¹⁷ after being one of our number and sharing our ministry.

²⁰ Now in the Book of Psalms it says: Reduce his encampment to ruin and leave his tent unoccupied. And again: Let someone else take over his office.

²¹ 'Out of the men who have been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus was living with us,

²² from the time when John was baptising until the day when he was taken up from us, one must be appointed to serve with us as a witness to his resurrection.'

²³ Having nominated two candidates, Joseph known as Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias,

²⁴ they prayed, 'Lord, you can read everyone's heart; show us therefore which of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take over this ministry and apostolate, which Judas abandoned to go to his proper place.'

²⁶ They then drew lots for them, and as the lot fell to Matthias, he was listed as one of the twelve apostles.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20

¹ [Of David] Bless Yahweh, my soul, from the depths of my being, his holy name;

² bless Yahweh, my soul, never forget all his acts of kindness.

¹¹ As the height of heaven above earth, so strong is his faithful love for those who fear him.

¹² As the distance of east from west, so far from us does he put our faults.

¹⁹ Yahweh has fixed his throne in heaven, his sovereign power rules over all.

²⁰ Bless Yahweh, all his angels, mighty warriors who fulfil his commands, attentive to the sound of his words.