Acts 8:1-8
Psalm 66:1-7
John 6:35-40

Acts 8:1-8
(1) Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles (2) But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him (3) Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison (4) Therefore, those who had been dispersed were traveling around, evangelizing the Word of God (5) Now Philip, descending to a city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them (6) And the crowd was listening intently and with one accord to those things which were being said by Philip, and they were watching the signs which he was accomplishing (7) For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them (8) And many of the paralytics and the lame were cured

Psalm 66:1-7
(1) Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth (2) Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise (3) Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you (4) Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name (5) Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men (6) He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice in him (7) He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves

John 6:35-40
(35) Then Jesus said to them: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst (36) But I say to you, that even though you have seen me, you do not believe (37) All that the Father gives to me shall come to me. And whoever comes to me, I will not cast out (38) For I descended from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me (39) Yet this is the will of the Father who sent me: that I should lose nothing out of all that he has given to me, but that I should raise them up on the last day (40) So then, this is the will of my Father who sent me: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Acts 7:51-8:1
Psalm 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21
John 6:30-35

Acts 7:51-8:1
(51) Stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you ever resist the Holy Spirit. Just as your fathers did, so also do you do (52) Which of the Prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they killed those who foretold the advent of the Just One. And you have now become the betrayers and murderers of him (53) You received the law by the actions of Angels, and yet you have not kept it. (54) Then, upon hearing these things, they were deeply wounded in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth at him (55) But he, being filled with the Holy Spirit, and gazing intently toward heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God. (56) Then they, crying out with a loud voice, blocked their ears and, with one accord, rushed violently toward him (57) And driving him out, beyond the city, they stoned him. And witnesses placed their garments beside the feet of a youth, who was called Saul (58) And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (59) Then, having been brought to his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his murder (1) Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles

Psalm 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21
(3) Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation (4) For you are my strength and my refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead me and nourish me (6) Into your hands, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth (7) You have hated those who practice emptiness to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord (8) I will exult and rejoice in your mercy. For you have looked upon my humility; you have saved my soul from needfulness (17) Shine your face upon your servant. Save me in your mercy (21) You hide them in the concealment of your face, from the disturbance of men. You protect them in your tabernacle, from the contradiction of tongues

John 6:30-35
(30) And so they said to him: “Then what sign will you do, so that we may see it and believe in you? What will you work (31) Our fathers ate manna in the desert, just as it has been written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ (32) Therefore, Jesus said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, Moses did not give you bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven (33) For the bread of God is he who descends from heaven and gives life to the world. (34) And so they said to him, “Lord, give us this bread always. (35) Then Jesus said to them: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst

Acts 6:8-15
Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
John 6:22-29

Acts 6:8-15
(8) Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people (9) But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were disputing with Stephen (10) But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking (11) Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God (12) And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council (13) And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law (14) For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the traditions, which Moses handed down to us. (15) And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel

Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
(23) For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications (24) For your testimonies are also my meditation, and your justifications are my counsel (26) I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications (27) Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders (29) Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law (30) I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments

John 6:22-29
(22) On the next day, the crowd which was standing across the sea saw that there were no other small boats in that place, except one, and that Jesus had not entered into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had departed alone (23) Yet truly, other boats came over from Tiberias, next to the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord gave thanks (24) Therefore, when the crowd had seen that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they climbed into the small boats, and they went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus (25) And when they had found him across the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here? (26) Jesus answered them and said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen signs, but because you have eaten from the bread and were satisfied (27) Do not work for food that perishes, but for that which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him. (28) Therefore, they said to him, “What should we do, so that we may labor in the works of God? (29) Jesus responded and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he sent.