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2nd Sunday of EasterProcessional Hymn
Alleluia! Alleluia! (Wordsworth)- Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts to heav'n and voices raise; sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross as Savior for the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the king of Glory, now is risen from the dead.
- Now the iron bars are broken, Christ from death to life is born, glorious life, and life immortal, on this resurrection morn; Christ has triumphed, and we conquer by his mighty enterprise, we with him to life eternal by his resurrection rise.
- Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to God on high; alleluia to the Savior, who has won the victory; Alleluia to the Spirit, font of love and sanctity; Alleluia! Alleluia! To the Triune Majesty.
Introductory Rite
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Penitential Act
Priest: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
People: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (strike chest 3x) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
-AND/OR-Priest/Deacon: You were sent to heal the contrite of heart. Kyrie eleison. People: Kyrie eleison.
Priest/Deacon: You were sent to call sinners. Christe eleison.
People: Christe eleison.
Priest/Deacon: You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us: Kyrie eleison.
People: Kyrie eleison.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
People: Amen.
First Reading [Acts 5:12-16]
Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s portico. None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them. Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them. Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them. A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm [Psalm 118:24, 1-2, 16-17, 22-23.]
Psalm 118: This Is the Day (Joncas)
Refrain: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
- Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his mercy endures forever. Let the house of Israel say; "His mercy endures forever."
- The Lord's right hand has struck with pow'r, the Lord's right hand is exalted. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
- The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes!
Second Reading [Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19]
I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God’s word and gave testimony to Jesus. I was caught up in spirit on the Lord’s day and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet, which said, “Write on a scroll what you see.” Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest. When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld. Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.”
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading [John 20:19-31]
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke. +Glory to you, O Lord.
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
Homily
Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
Prayers of the Faithful
...Lord, hear our prayer.
Offertory Hymn
Table of Plenty (Schutte)
Refrain: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table of plenty! God will provide for all that we need, here at the table of plenty.- O come and sit at my table where saints and sinners are friends. I wait to welcome the lost and lonely to share the cup of my love.
- O come and eat without money; come to drink without price. My feast of gladness will feed your spirit with faith and fullness of life.
- My bread will ever sustain you through days of sorrow and woe. My wine will flow like a sea of gladness to flood the depths of your soul.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
Priest: (Prayer over the offerings)
People: Amen
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just.
Priest: ...as with one voice, we acclaim:
People (sung): Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Priest: The mystery of faith.
People (sung): We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again, until you come again.
Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.
People (sung): Amen.
Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:
People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
People: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.
+Sign of peace+
People (sung):
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
Communion Hymn
The Jesus Song (Booth)- Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on my, have mercy on me. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, have mercy on me. Amen.
- Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you. You are the Son of the Living God. Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you.
Communion Hymn
Come to the Lord (Angrisano, Tomaszek)
Refrain: Come to the Lord; come to the table of lasting life. Bring your burdens; there's no price, just come to the Lord.- Do not let your heart be troubled. Children, do not fear. Though you suffer as I suffered, I am always near.
- I will never leave you orphans; you are not alone. I have made your place in heaven, in my father's home.
- Eat this bread and never hunger; I will give you life. Drink the cup I place before you; you will never die.
Communion Hymn
One Bread, One Body (Foley)
Refrain: One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.- Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man no more.
- Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all.
- Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, gathered to one for all.
Concluding Rites
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Priest or Deacon: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
People: Thanks be to God.
Recessional Hymn
Sing to the Mountains (Dufford)
Refrain: Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea. Raise your voices, lift your hearts. This is the day the Lord has made. Let all the earth rejoice.- I will give thanks to you, my Lord. You have answered my plea. You have saved my soul from death. You are my strength and my song.
- This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us be glad and rejoice. Death has lost and all is life. Sing of the glory of God.
- Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts to heav'n and voices raise; sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross as Savior for the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the king of Glory, now is risen from the dead.