First reading
Wisdom 3:1-9
The souls of the virtuous are in the hands
of God
The
souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God,
no
torment shall ever touch them.
In
the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die,
their
going looked like a disaster,
their
leaving us, like annihilation;
but
they are in peace.
If
they experienced punishment as men see it,
their
hope was rich with immortality;
slight
was their affliction, great will their blessings be.
God
has put them to the test
and
proved them worthy to be with him;
he
has tested them like gold in a furnace,
and
accepted them as a holocaust.
When
the time comes for his visitation they will shine out;
as
sparks run through the stubble, so will they.
They
shall judge nations, rule over peoples,
and
the Lord will be their king for ever.
They
who trust in him will understand the truth,
those
who are faithful will live with him in love;
for
grace and mercy await those he has chosen.
The word of the Lord.
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Responsorial
Psalm
Psalm 22(23)
The
Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
The
Lord is my shepherd;
there
is nothing I shall want.
Fresh
and green are the pastures
where
he gives me repose.
Near
restful waters he leads me,
to
revive my drooping spirit.
The
Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
He
guides me along the right path;
he
is true to his name.
If
I should walk in the valley of darkness
no
evil would I fear.
You
are there with your crook and your staff;
with
these you give me comfort.
The
Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
You
have prepared a banquet for me
in
the sight of my foes.
My
head you have anointed with oil;
my
cup is overflowing.
The
Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
Surely
goodness and kindness shall follow me
all
the days of my life.
In
the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for
ever and ever.
The
Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
Second
reading
Romans 5:5-11
Now we have been reconciled by the death
of his Son, surely we may count on being saved by the life of his Son
Hope is not deceptive, because the
love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been
given us. We were still helpless when at his appointed moment Christ died for
sinful men. It is not easy to die even for a good man – though of course
for someone really worthy, a man might be prepared to die – but what
proves that God loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still
sinners. Having died to make us righteous, is it likely that he would now fail
to save us from God’s anger? When we were reconciled to God by the death of his
Son, we were still enemies; now that we have been reconciled, surely we may
count on being saved by the life of his Son? Not merely because we have been
reconciled but because we are filled with joyful trust in God, through our Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom we have already gained our reconciliation.
Gospel
Acclamation
Jn6:39
Alleluia,
alleluia!
It
is my Father’s will, says the Lord,
that
I should lose nothing of all he has given to me,
and
that I should raise it up on the last day.
Alleluia!
Gospel
Mark
15:33-39,16:1-6
Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his
last
When the sixth hour came there was
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My
God, my God, why have you deserted me?’ When some of those who stood by heard
this, they said, ‘Listen, he is calling on Elijah.’ Someone ran and soaked a
sponge in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave it him to drink saying; ‘Wait
and see if Elijah will come to take him down.’ But Jesus gave a loud cry and
breathed his last. And the veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to
bottom. The centurion, who was standing in front of him, had seen how he had
died, and he said, ‘In truth this man was a son of God.’
When
the sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome,
bought spices with which to go and anoint him. And very early in the morning on
the first day of the week they went to the tomb, just as the sun was rising.
They
had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the
entrance to the tomb?’ But when they looked they could see that the stone –
which was very big – had already been rolled back. On entering the tomb
they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they
were struck with amazement. But he said to them, ‘There is no need for alarm.
You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen, he is
not here. See, here is the place where they laid him.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
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