Acts of the Apostles 14:5-18.
There was an attempt in Iconium by both the
Gentiles and the Jews, together with their leaders, to attack and stone Paul and Barnabas they
realized it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside,
where they continued to proclaim the good news.
At Lystra
there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking, who
looked intently at him, saw that he had the faith to be healed, and called out in a loud voice,
"Stand up straight on your feet." He jumped up and began to walk about.
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian,
"The gods have come down to us in human form."
They called
Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes," because he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, whose
temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with
the people intended to offer sacrifice.
The apostles Barnabas
and Paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting, "Men, why
are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news
that you should turn from these idols to the living God, 'who made heaven and earth and sea and all
that is in them.'
In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go
their own ways; yet, in bestowing his goodness, he did not leave himself without witness, for he
gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and gladness for
your hearts."
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the
crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Psalms 115(113B):1-2.3-4.15-16.
Not to us, O LORD, not to us
but to your name give glory
because
of your mercy, because of your truth.
Why should the pagans say,
"Where
is their God?"
Our God is in heaven;
whatever he wills, he does.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the handiwork of men.
May you be blessed by the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
Heaven is the heaven of the LORD,
but the earth he has given to the children
of men.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 14:21-26.
Whoever has my commandments and observes them is
the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and
reveal myself to him." Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, "Master, (then) what happened that
you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?"
Jesus
answered and said to him, "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we
will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
Whoever does not
love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent
me. I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will
send in my name--he will teach you everything and remind you of all that (I) told you.
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