First reading
Acts 9:26–31
Barnabas explained how the Lord had appeared to Saul on his journey.
Responsorial psalm
Psalm 21(22):26–28, 30–32
R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
Second reading
1 John 3:18–24
The commandment of faith and love.
Gospel acclamation
John 15:4–5
Live in me and let me live in you, says the Lord; my branches bear much fruit.
Gospel
John 15:1–8
I am the vine, you are the branches.
Images from the Word
- You are pruned
- Remain in me
- Bear much fruit
- Consolation
- Real and active
Liturgical notes
The Church is nourished spiritually at the table of God’s word and at the table of the Eucharist: from the one it grows in wisdom and from the other in holiness. In the word of God the divine covenant is announced; in the Eucharist the new and everlasting covenant is renewed. The spoken word of God brings to mind the history of salvation; the Eucharist embodies it in the sacramental signs of the liturgy
—Lectionary of the Mass, Introduction, §10
In the Liturgy of the Word, we gather as God’s chosen people to be formed by his Word. We recall the constant working of our God in our lives. In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we bring the works of our past week to be placed upon the altar so that we may be consecrated with the bread and wine. We renew our covenant with our God by our openness to his Word, to be formed as his beloved people for the service of the world.
‘O sing a new song to the Lord, for he has worked wonders; in the sight of the nations he has shown his deliverance, alleluia’
—entrance antiphon