A reading from the First Letter of John
1 Jn 5:5-13

Beloved:
Who indeed is the victor over the world
but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ,
not by water alone, but by water and Blood.
The Spirit is the one who testifies,
and the Spirit is truth.
So there are three who testify,
the Spirit, the water, and the Blood,
and the three are of one accord.
If we accept human testimony,
the testimony of God is surely greater.
Now the testimony of God is this,
that he has testified on behalf of his Son.
Whoever believes in the Son of God
has this testimony within himself.
Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar
by not believing the testimony God has given about his Son.
And this is the testimony:
God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Whoever possesses the Son has life;
whoever does not possess the Son of God does not have life.

I write these things to you so that you may know
that you have eternal life,
you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

From the Gospel according to Luke
Lk 5:12-16

It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was;
and when he saw Jesus,
he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I do will it. Be made clean.”
And the leprosy left him immediately.
Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but
“Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing
what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”
The report about him spread all the more,
and great crowds assembled to listen to him
and to be cured of their ailments,
but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.

  St Lawrence became the first Patriarch of Venice in 1451. He was a great reformer of the Church, especially through his writing and his example. A nobleman by birth, Lawrence did not hesitate to beg for alms, calling it a “victory over himself”. He was canonized by Alexander VIII in 1690.

ST. SEVERIN, ABBOTT, APOSTLE OF NORICO

ST. SEVERINUS OF NORICUM  

From the Gospel according to Mark
Mk 6:45-52

After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied,
Jesus made his disciples get into the boat
and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,
while he dismissed the crowd.
And when he had taken leave of them,
he went off to the mountain to pray.
When it was evening,
the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing,
for the wind was against them.
About the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.
He meant to pass by them.
But when they saw him walking on the sea,
they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
They had all seen him and were terrified.
But at once he spoke with them,
“Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”
He got into the boat with them and the wind died down.
They were completely astounded.
They had not understood the incident of the loaves.
On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.

Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Marc
(Mc 6, 45-52)

Aussitôt après avoir nourri les cinq mille hommes,
Jésus obligea ses disciples à monter dans la barque
et à le précéder sur l’autre rive, vers Bethsaïde,
pendant que lui-même renvoyait la foule.
Quand il les eut congédiés,
il s’en alla sur la montagne pour prier.
Le soir venu, la barque était au milieu de la mer
et lui, tout seul, à terre.
Voyant qu’ils peinaient à ramer,
car le vent leur était contraire,
il vient à eux vers la fin de la nuit
en marchant sur la mer,
et il voulait les dépasser.
En le voyant marcher sur la mer,
les disciples pensèrent que c’était un fantôme
et ils se mirent à pousser des cris.
Tous, en effet, l’avaient vu et ils étaient bouleversés.
Mais aussitôt Jésus parla avec eux et leur dit :
« Confiance ! c’est moi ; n’ayez pas peur ! »
Il monta ensuite avec eux dans la barque
et le vent tomba ;
et en eux-mêmes
ils étaient au comble de la stupeur,
car ils n’avaient rien compris au sujet des pains :
leur cœur était endurci.

From the Gospel according to Mark
Mk 6:45-52

After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied,
Jesus made his disciples get into the boat
and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,
while he dismissed the crowd.
And when he had taken leave of them,
he went off to the mountain to pray.
When it was evening,
the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing,
for the wind was against them.
About the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.
He meant to pass by them.
But when they saw him walking on the sea,
they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
They had all seen him and were terrified.
But at once he spoke with them,
“Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”
He got into the boat with them and the wind died down.
They were completely astounded.
They had not understood the incident of the loaves.
On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.

Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Marc
(Mc 6, 45-52)

Aussitôt après avoir nourri les cinq mille hommes,
Jésus obligea ses disciples à monter dans la barque
et à le précéder sur l’autre rive, vers Bethsaïde,
pendant que lui-même renvoyait la foule.
Quand il les eut congédiés,
il s’en alla sur la montagne pour prier.
Le soir venu, la barque était au milieu de la mer
et lui, tout seul, à terre.
Voyant qu’ils peinaient à ramer,
car le vent leur était contraire,
il vient à eux vers la fin de la nuit
en marchant sur la mer,
et il voulait les dépasser.
En le voyant marcher sur la mer,
les disciples pensèrent que c’était un fantôme
et ils se mirent à pousser des cris.
Tous, en effet, l’avaient vu et ils étaient bouleversés.
Mais aussitôt Jésus parla avec eux et leur dit :
« Confiance ! c’est moi ; n’ayez pas peur ! »
Il monta ensuite avec eux dans la barque
et le vent tomba ;
et en eux-mêmes
ils étaient au comble de la stupeur,
car ils n’avaient rien compris au sujet des pains :
leur cœur était endurci.

A reading from the First Letter of John
1 Jn 4:7-10

Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

This Bohemian priest turned American citizen became bishop of Philadelphia, caring for Catholic immigrants and establishing the first diocesan school system in the United States. His feast day is January 5.  

Crowned King of England in 1043, beloved by the people, he was a mild and gentle sovereign of profound prayer: he promoted peace, abolished war taxes to help the poorest of the poor, and built a monastery out of which would grow the Abbey of Westminster.  

A reading from the First Letter of John
1 Jn 4:7-10

Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

This Bohemian priest turned American citizen became bishop of Philadelphia, caring for Catholic immigrants and establishing the first diocesan school system in the United States. His feast day is January 5.  

Crowned King of England in 1043, beloved by the people, he was a mild and gentle sovereign of profound prayer: he promoted peace, abolished war taxes to help the poorest of the poor, and built a monastery out of which would grow the Abbey of Westminster.