Daily Reading for Saturday, April 15th, 2023

Reading 1, Acts 4:13-21

¹³ They were astonished at the fearlessness shown by Peter and John, considering that they were uneducated laymen; and they recognised them as associates of Jesus;

¹⁴ but when they saw the man who had been cured standing by their side, they could find no answer.

¹⁵ So they ordered them to stand outside while the Sanhedrin had a private discussion.

¹⁶ 'What are we going to do with these men?' they asked. 'It is obvious to everybody in Jerusalem that a notable miracle has been worked through them, and we cannot deny it.

¹⁷ But to stop the whole thing spreading any further among the people, let us threaten them against ever speaking to anyone in this name again.'

¹⁸ So they called them in and gave them a warning on no account to make statements or to teach in the name of Jesus.

¹⁹ But Peter and John retorted, 'You must judge whether in God's eyes it is right to listen to you and not to God.

²⁰ We cannot stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard.'

²¹ The court repeated the threats and then released them; they could not think of any way to punish them, since all the people were giving glory to God for what had happened.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21

¹ Alleluia! Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his faithful love endures for ever.

¹⁴ Yahweh is my strength and my song, he has been my Saviour.

¹⁵ Shouts of joy and salvation, in the tents of the upright, 'Yahweh's right hand is triumphant,

¹⁶ Yahweh's right hand is victorious, Yahweh's right hand is triumphant!'

¹⁷ I shall not die, I shall live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.

¹⁸ Though Yahweh punished me sternly, he has not abandoned me to death.

¹⁹ Open for me the gates of saving justice, I shall go in and thank Yahweh.

²⁰ This is the gate of Yahweh, where the upright go in.

²¹ I thank you for hearing me, and making yourself my Saviour.