• Friday of the Fifth Week of EasterMay 23, 2025

  Reading 1 Acts 15:22-31

  The Apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole Church,
  decided to choose representatives
  and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
  The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas,
  and Silas, leaders among the brothers.
  This is the letter delivered by them:
  “The Apostles and the presbyters, your brothers,
  to the brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia
  of Gentile origin: greetings.
  Since we have heard that some of our number
  who went out without any mandate from us
  have upset you with their teachings
  and disturbed your peace of mind,
  we have with one accord decided to choose representatives
  and to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  So we are sending Judas and Silas
  who will also convey this same message by word of mouth:
  ‘It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us
  not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities,
  namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols,
  from blood, from meats of strangled animals,
  and from unlawful marriage.
  If you keep free of these,
  you will be doing what is right. Farewell.'”
  
  And so they were sent on their journey.
  Upon their arrival in Antioch
  they called the assembly together and delivered the letter.
  When the people read it, they were delighted with the exhortation.

  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 57:8-9, 10 and 12

  R. (10a) I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  My heart is steadfast, O God; my heart is steadfast;
  I will sing and chant praise.
  Awake, O my soul; awake, lyre and harp!
  I will wake the dawn.
  R. I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.
  I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O LORD,
  I will chant your praise among the nations.
  For your mercy towers to the heavens,
  and your faithfulness to the skies.
  Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
  above all the earth be your glory!
  R. I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord.
  or:
  R. Alleluia.

  Alleluia John 15:15b

  R. Alleluia, alleluia.
  I call you my friends, says the Lord,
  for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me.
  R. Alleluia, alleluia.

  Gospel John 15:12-17

  Jesus said to his disciples:
  “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
  No one has greater love than this,
  to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
  You are my friends if you do what I command you.
  I no longer call you slaves,
  because a slave does not know what his master is doing.
  I have called you friends,
  because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
  It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
  and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain,
  so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
  This I command you: love one another.”

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• Viernes de la V semana de PascuaMay 23, 2025

  Primera lectura Hechos 15, 22-31

  En aquellos días, los apóstoles y los presbíteros, de acuerdo con toda la comunidad cristiana, juzgaron oportuno elegir a algunos de entre ellos y enviarlos a Antioquía con Pablo y Bernabé. Los elegidos fueron Judas (llamado Barsabás) y Silas, varones prominentes en la comunidad. A ellos les entregaron una carta que decía:
  
  “Nosotros, los apóstoles y los presbíteros, hermanos suyos, saludamos a los hermanos de Antioquía, Siria y Cilicia, convertidos del paganismo. Enterados de que algunos de entre nosotros, sin mandato nuestro, los han alarmado e inquietado a ustedes con sus palabras, hemos decidido de común acuerdo elegir a dos varones y enviárselos, en compañía de nuestros amados hermanos Bernabé y Pablo, que han consagrado su vida a la causa de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Les enviamos, pues, a Judas y a Silas, quienes les transmitirán, de viva voz, lo siguiente:
  
  ‘El Espíritu Santo y nosotros hemos decidido no imponerles más cargas que las estrictamente necesarias. A saber: que se abstengan de la fornicación y de comer lo inmolado a los ídolos, la sangre y los animales estrangulados. Si se apartan de esas cosas, harán bien’. Los saludamos”.
  
  Los enviados se despidieron y cuando llegaron a Antioquía, reunieron a la comunidad cristiana y les entregaron la carta. Al leer aquellas palabras alentadoras, todos se llenaron de júbilo.

  Salmo Responsorial Salmo 56, 8-9 10-12

  R. (10a) Alabemos y cantemos al Señor. Aleluya.
  Dispuesto está mi corazón, Dios mío,
  para cantar tus alabanzas.
  Despiértate, alma mía,
  despiértense mi cítara y mi arpa,
  antes de que despunte el alba.
  R. Alabemos y cantemos al Señor. Aleluya.
  Tocaré para ti ante las naciones,
  te alabaré, Señor, entre los pueblos,
  Pues tu lealtad hasta las nubes llega
  Y tu amor es más grande que los cielos.
  Levántate, Señor, en las alturas
  y llena con tu gloria el mundo entero.
  R. Alabemos y cantemos al Señor. Aleluya.

  Aclamación antes del Evangelio Juan 15, 15

  R. Aleluya, aleluya.
  A ustedes los llamo amigos, dice el Señor,
  porque les he dado a conocer
  todo lo que le he oído a mi Padre.
  R. Aleluya.

  Evangelio Juan 15, 12-17

  En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Éste es mi mandamiento: que se amen los unos a los otros como yo los he amado. Nadie tiene amor más grande a sus amigos que el que da la vida por ellos. Ustedes son mis amigos, si hacen lo que yo les mando. Ya no los llamo siervos, porque el siervo no sabe lo que hace su amo; a ustedes los llamo amigos, porque les he dado a conocer todo lo que le he oído a mi Padre.
  
  No son ustedes los que me han elegido, soy yo quien los ha elegido y los ha destinado para que vayan y den fruto y su fruto permanezca, de modo que el Padre les conceda cuanto le pidan en mi nombre. Esto es lo que les mando: que se amen los unos a los otros”.

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  Los textos de la Sagrada Escritura utilizados en esta obra han sido tomados de los Leccionarios I, II y III, propiedad de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia Episcopal Mexicana, copyright © 1987, quinta edición de septiembre de 2004. Utilizados con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Debido a cuestiones de permisos de impresión, los Salmos Responsoriales que se incluyen aquí son los del Leccionario que se utiliza en México. Su parroquia podría usar un texto diferente.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Spiritual Communion Prayer

At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. Amen.

Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Anima Christi Prayer

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from Christ’s side, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me.
And bid me come unto Thee.
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints.
Forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. 

May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.

And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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