Easter Sunday (Solemnity)

--------------------------------

Sunday – 20 April 2014

--------------------------------

Verses:        

First Reading                         : Acts 10:34, 37-43

Psalm                                     : Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

Second Reading                    : Colossians 3:1-4 or 

                                                1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Gospel                                   : John 20:1-9

FIRST READING: A Reading from the Book of Acts (Acts 10:34, 37-43)

³⁴ Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism ³⁷ You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— ³⁸ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

³⁹ “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, ⁴⁰ but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. ⁴¹ He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. ⁴² He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23)

¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

² Let Israel say:
    “His love endures forever.”

¹⁶     The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷ I will not die but live,
    and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

²² The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
²³ the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes.

SECOND READING: A Reading from the Pastoral Letter to Colossians (Colossians 3:1-4)

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

GOSPEL: A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John (John 20:1-9)

The Empty Tomb

20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. ² So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

³ So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. ⁴ Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵ He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. ⁶ Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, ⁷ as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. ⁸ Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. ⁹ (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

Don't give in to discouragement....... If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about people's opinions. Be obedient to truth. For with humble obedience, you will never be disturbed.

-- Blessed Mother Teresa

For the mass, you may visit Online Sunday TV Mass at:
Sambuhay TV Mass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKAgTjhWIGg  or
Sunday TV Mass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mhyHm51f-s  or
Catholic TV Mass online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpF8oegASww

Source:

www.ewtn.com

New International Version (NIV)

Pictures thru google search

YouTube