Daily Mass Readings – Thursday, 6 May 2027

1 After these things, departing from Athens, he came to Corinth.

2 And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) he came to them.

3 And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them, and wrought; (now they were tentmakers by trade.)

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, bringing in the name of the Lord Jesus; and he persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was earnest in preaching, testifying to the Jews, that Jesus is the Christ.

6 But they gainsaying and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said to them: Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

7 And departing thence, he entered into the house of a certain man, named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house was adjoining to the synagogue.

8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.

R. (2b) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

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R. Alleluia.

1 Sing ye to the Lord anew canticle: because he hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

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R. Alleluia.

2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: he hath revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.

3ab He hath remembered his mercy his truth toward the house of Israel.

R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

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R. Alleluia.

3cd All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

4 Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing.

R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

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R. Alleluia.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

18 I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord; I will come back to you, and your hearts will rejoice.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

16 A little while, and now you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father.

17 Then some of the disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, because I go to the Father?

18 They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? we know not what he speaketh.

19 And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him; and he said to them: Of this do you inquire among yourselves, because I said: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me?

20 Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Paul’s ministry in Corinth shows that the Gospel does not advance without resistance. Some rejected his preaching, yet Crispus, his household, and many others believed and were baptized. Paul did not abandon the mission; he continued bearing witness that Jesus is the Christ, trusting that God’s saving power would reach the nations. The psalm gives voice to this wider horizon: all the ends of the earth are meant to see the salvation of our God.

Jesus prepares his disciples for a painful interval: they will not see him, they will lament, and the world will rejoice. Yet their sorrow will be turned into joy because he goes to the Father and will come again. The Church’s mission often unfolds within that same tension. Christ may seem hidden, and faithfulness may meet opposition, but his absence is not abandonment. The promise, “I will not leave you orphans,” gives courage to keep speaking, serving, and believing. We need not measure the Gospel’s success by immediate results. Our part is to remain faithful; the Lord reveals his saving power in his time, even through witness that appears small or unwelcome.

Lord Jesus, when you seem hidden and our faith is tested, keep us from discouragement. Remembering your promise not to leave us orphaned, give us patience in sorrow and courage in witness. Make our words and actions faithful to your Gospel, especially when they are not welcomed. Open hearts to your saving power, and help us trust that you are working beyond what we can see. Turn our waiting into deeper hope and our sorrow into the joy that comes from knowing you are with the Father and will come again. Amen.