Saturday of the Eighth Week of Easter – Year A
First Reading – Jude 1:17, 20-25
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And convince some, who doubt; save some, by snatching them out of the fire; on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.
Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6
℟ My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
℟ My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Because your merciful love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
℟ My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,
when I think of you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
℟ My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Alleluia – Colossians 3:16a, 17c
℟ Alleluia!
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
℟ Alleluia!
Gospel – Mark 11:27-33
And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet. So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition, Ignatius Press, Copyright ⓒ 2006.