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SAINT
PETER AND SAINT PAUL
EZEKIEL
34:11-16
PSALM
87
2
TIMOTHY 4:1-8
JOHN
21:15-19
COLLECT
Almighty God,
your blessed apostles Peter and Paul
glorified you in their death as in their life.
Grant that your Church,
inspired by their teaching and example,
and made one by your Spirit,
may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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A
READING FROM THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL
Thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and
will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they
are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I
will rescue them from all the places to which they have been
scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them
out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will
bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the
mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited
parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the
mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they
shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich
pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd
of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. I
will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will
bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat
and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
EZEKIEL 34:11-16
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PSALM
REFRAIN Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of our God.
On
the holy mountain stands the city he has founded; the Lord loves
the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Glorious
things are spoken of you, O city of our God. R
I
count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me; behold Philistia,
Tyre, and Ethiopia: in Zion were they born.
Of
Zion it shall be said, "Everyone was born in her, and the
Most High himself shall sustain her." R
The
Lord will record as he enrols the peoples, "These also were
born there."
The
singers and the dancers will say, "All my fresh springs are
in you." R
PSALM 87
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A
READING FROM THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO TIMOTHY
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the
living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom,
I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether
the time is favourable or unfavourable; convince, rebuke, and
encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching. For the time is
coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having
itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit
their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth
and wander away to myths. As for you, always be sober, endure
suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry
fully. As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and
the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I
have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there
is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but
also to all who have longed for his appearing.
2 TIMOTHY 4:1-8
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO JOHN
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He
said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you."
Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he
said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He
said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you."
Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the
third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter
felt hurt because he said to him the third time, "Do you love
me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you
know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my
sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to
fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you
grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will
fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to
go." (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he
would glorify God.) After this he said to him, "Follow
me."
JOHN 21:15-19
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PRAYER
OVER THE GIFTS
Almighty God,
receive all we offer you on this feast of the apostles.
Help us to know our own weakness
and to rejoice in your saving power,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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PRAYER
AFTER COMMUNION
Heavenly Father,
renew the life of your Church
by the power of this sacrament.
May the breaking of bread
and the teaching of the apostles
keep us united in your love,
in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
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