8. FIRST READING Acts of the Apostles 10: 25-26. 34-35. 44-48 The Holy Spirit has been poured out on the pagans too.

14. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: ‘If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to Him’. Alleluia!

15. Presider: The Lord be with you. Response: And also with you. Presider: A reading from the holy Gospel according to John. Response: Glory to you, Lord. GOSPEL READING John 15: 9-17 A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.

19. HOMILY

20. INTERCESSORY PRAYERS

21. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Presider: Let us pray for health and harmony in our own lives and in the lives of all people, especially those who are sick and enduring any particular suffering during this difficult time.

22. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Lector: For our brothers and sisters in Singapore and the region, that they will find comfort in You, during this trying period. We pray to the Lord. Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

23. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Lector: For our doctors, nurses and those caring for the ill, that God will grant them patience and protection. We pray to the Lord. Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

24. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Lector: For all who have special need of our prayers. May they be always aware of your abiding presence and respond with love to their special situation. We pray to the Lord. Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

25. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Lector: For the gift of forgiveness and reconciliation. May we ourselves learn to forgive and pray for all who have ever hurt us. In disputes, let us be the first to make approaches for the restoration of friendship. We pray to the Lord. Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

26. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Presider: Conclusion: God, our Father and source of all the good gifts we possess, hear the prayers we have placed before You, trusting that they will be heard through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Response: Amen.

27. CLOSING PRAYER Presider: The Lord be with you. Response: And also with you. Presider: Merciful God, we ask that you remember all those who ask for your healing and make them whole in the name of your only Son, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Response: Amen.

28. CLOSING PRAYER Presider: May the God of all consolation bless you in every way and grant you hope all the days of your life. Response: Amen. May God restore your health and grant you salvation. Response: Amen. May Almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Response: Amen.