FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr 12.26.16 – USCCB/NABRV

“Stephen, filled with Grace and Power,
was working great wonders and signs among the people.
Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen,
… could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.
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… he, filled with the #Holy Spirit,
looked up intently to heaven
and saw the Glory of #God and #Jesus standing at the Right Hand of God,
and he said,
‘Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God.’
… They … began to stone him.
… he called out
‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'”