Opening hymn: Cantiamo ai santi apostoli, p. 393.
Reading and reflection (selections): Acts 15:6–12; Acts 20:17–35; Gal 2:15–21; 1Pt 5:1–5; Mt 16:13–19; Jn 21:13–19.
Hymn
With joy let the heavens exult,
Resound through all the earth,
The praise of the apostles,
The columns of the Church.
O holy martyrs of Christ,
The Church joyfully greets you
The people, whom you’ve gathered
with your blood and your word.
You who close and open
The doors of life, as Christ said,
Shatter all our bonds,
Deliver us from evil.
Your fervent love for Christ
Shines brightly in the world,
And Rome is rendered glorious
Through the shedding of your blood.
O judges of the whole world
And heralds of the Gospel,
Listen to our prayers;
May marvels multiply.
To Christ, divine Redeemer,
Be glory and praise given;
To the Father, to the Spirit,
Eternally in heaven. Amen.
Responsory
℣. With great openness they proclaimed the word of God.
℟. With great openness they proclaimed the word of God.
℣. Witnesses of the resurrection of Christ,
℟. They proclaimed the word of God.
℣. Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
℟. With great openness they proclaimed the word of God.
Antiphon before the Magnificat:
May Peter, the first of the Apostles, and Paul, the teacher of the Gentiles, teach us your law, O Lord.
Or:
Petrus apostolus, et Paulus doctor gentium ipsi nos docuerunt legem tuam, Domine.
Magnificat, p. 303.
Let us pray.
Lord, our God, with the preaching of the holy apostles Peter and Paul you have given the Church the first-fruits of the Christian faith. Through their intercession, come to our aid and guide us along the way of eternal salvation. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ . . .