Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Year B, First Reading (Acts 25:13-21)

King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner. 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter, Year B, First Reading (Acts 22:30, 23:6-11)

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them… 6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees,