Léctio Actuum Apostolórum (6,8-15)
In diébus illis: Stéphanus plenus grátia et virtúte faciébat prodígia et signa magna in pópulo. Surrexérunt autem quidam de synagóga, quæ appellátur Libertinórum et Cyrenénsium et Alexandrinórum et eórum, qui erant a Cilícia et Ásia, disputántes cum Stéphano; et non póterant resístere sapiéntiæ et Spirítui, quo loquebátur. Tunc submisérunt viros, qui dícerent: “Audívimus eum dicéntem verba blasphéma in Móysen et Deum”; et commovérunt plebem et senióres et scribas, et concurréntes rapuérunt eum et adduxérunt in concílium et statuérunt testes falsos dicéntes: “Hómo iste non cessat loqui verba advérsus locum sanctum et Legem; audívimus enim eum dicéntem quóniam Iésus Nazarénus hic déstruet locum istum et mutábit consuetúdines, quas trádidit nobis Móyses.” Et intuéntes eum omnes, qui sedébant in concílio, vidérunt fáciem eíus tamquam fáciem ángeli.
In those days: Steven full of grace and fortitude did great wonders & signs among the people. And there arose certain of that which is called the Synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Steven: and they could not resist the wisdom and the Spirit that spake. Then they suborned men, to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moyses and God. They therefore stirred up the people, and the Ancients, and the Scribes: and running together they took him, and brought him into the Council, and they set false witnesses that said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place & the Law. For we have heard him say, that this same Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the traditions, which Moyses delivered unto us. And all that sat in the Council beholding him, saw his face as it were the face of an Angel.
