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Today's Readings
Reading I
Acts 2:36-41
On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people, “Let the
whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both
Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they
heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the
other Apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter said to
them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of
Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to
your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God
will call.” He testified with many other arguments, and was
exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three
thousand persons were added that day.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22
R. (5b) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. or: R.
Alleluia. Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works
are trustworthy. He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the
LORD the earth is full. R. The earth is full of the goodness of
the Lord. or: R. Alleluia. See, the eyes of the LORD are
upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, To
deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. R.
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. or: R.
Alleluia. Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our
shield. May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope
in you. R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 20:11-18
Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she
bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had
been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said
to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid
him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are
you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the
gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me
where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means
Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not
yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I
am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her. |
