2 June 2025 (Monday) / Easter Weekday/ Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, Martyrs

2 June 2025 (Monday)

Easter Weekday/ Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, Martyrs.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: Acts 19: 1-8

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 68: 2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab

Alleluia: Colossians 3: 1

Gospel: John 16: 29-33

First Reading: Acts 19: 1-8

And it came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. And he said: In what then were you baptized? Who said: In John’s baptism. Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance, saying: That they should believe in him who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Having heard these things, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve. And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 68: 2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab

R. (33a) Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

or

R. Alleluia.

Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face. As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire.

R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

or

R. Alleluia.

And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness. Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name.

R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

or

R. Alleluia.

Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place: God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength.

R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

or

R. Alleluia.

Alleluia: Colossians 3: 1

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

(1. Since you have been raised up to be with Christ, you must look for the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God's right hand).

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel: John 16: 29-33

His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now we know that thou knowest all things, and thou needest not that any man should ask thee. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God. Jesus answered them: Do you now believe Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence, I have overcome the world.

For our reflection today:

We believe that Jesus conquered Satan once and for all, thereby removing our fear of him. If, in Jesus, the devil was defeated, the Lord’s victory must still be freely accepted by each of us, until evil is completely eliminated. The struggle against evil therefore requires determination and constant vigilance. Ultimate deliverance from it can only be seen in an eschatological perspective (cf. Rv 21:4). Over and above our efforts and even our failures, these comforting words of Christ endure: “In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33). (Pope John Paul II, General Audience, 18 August 1999)

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,

Most High Servant,

Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love (Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)