Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A First Reading and Responsorial Psalm

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

Philip went down to the town of Samaria and there proclaimed the Messiah.  Without exception, the crowds that heard Philip and saw the miracles he performed listened closely.  There were many who had unclean spirits, which came out shrieking loudly.  Many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.  The rejoicing in the town rose to a fever pitch.

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God; they sent Peter and John to them.  The two went down to these people and prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit.  It had not yet come down upon many of them, since they had only been baptized in the name of Jesus.  The pair upon arriving imposed hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

The Word of God recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.

R: Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.

Make a joyful sound to God,

all the earth;

Sing the glory of God’s Name;

give glorious praise!

R: Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.

All the earth worships You;

and sings praises to You, sings praise to Your Name.

Come and see what God has done:

tremendous are God’s deeds.

R: Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.

God turned the sea into dry land;

people passed through the river on foot.

There did we rejoice in God

who rules with might forever.

R: Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.

Come and hear, all you who fear God,

and I will tell you what the Holy One has done for me.

Blessed by God, who has not rejected my prayer

or removed steadfast love from me!

R: Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.