Saturday, April 07,
2018
Divine Mercy Sunday –
Year B
5:00 pm Novena to Divine Mercy
5:30 pm Sunset Mass in English
First Reading
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 4:32-35
32 The whole group of
believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed private ownership of any
possessions, as everything they owned was held in common.
33 The apostles
continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power,
and they were all accorded great respect.
34 None of their members
was ever in want, as all those who owned land or houses would sell them, and
bring the money from the sale of them,
35 to present it to the
apostles; it was then distributed to any who might be in need.
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 118:2-4,
13-15, 22-24
2 Let the House of
Israel say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
3 Let the House of
Aaron say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
4 Let those who fear
Yahweh say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
13 I was pushed hard, to
make me fall, but Yahweh came to my help.
14 Yahweh is my strength
and my song, he has been my Saviour.
15 Shouts of joy and
salvation, in the tents of the upright, 'Yahweh's right hand is triumphant,
22 The stone which the
builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
23 This is Yahweh's
doing, and we marvel at it.
24 This is the day which
Yahweh has made, a day for us to rejoice and be glad.
Second Reading
First John 5:1-6
1 Whoever believes that
Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and whoever loves the father loves the
son.
2 In this way we know
that we love God's children, when we love God and keep his commandments.
3 This is what the love
of God is: keeping his commandments. Nor are his commandments burdensome,
4 because every child
of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world
-- our faith.
5 Who can overcome the
world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 He it is who came by
water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with water alone but with water and blood,
and it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is Truth.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
JOHN 20:19-31
19 In the evening of
that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room
where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among
them. He said to them, 'Peace be with you,'
20 and, after saying
this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy
at seeing the Lord,
21 and he said to them
again, 'Peace be with you. 'As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.'
22 After saying this he
breathed on them and said: Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive
anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are
retained.
24 Thomas, called the
Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 So the other
disciples said to him, 'We have seen the Lord,' but he answered, 'Unless I can
see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the
holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to
believe.'
26 Eight days later the
disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were
closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. 'Peace be with you,' he said.
27 Then he spoke to
Thomas, 'Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put
it into my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.'
28 Thomas replied, 'My
Lord and my God!'
29 Jesus said to him:
You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
believe.
30 There were many other
signs that Jesus worked in the sight of the disciples, but they are not
recorded in this book.
31 These are recorded so
that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that
believing this you may have life through his name.
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
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