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2nd Sunday of Easter of Sunday April 7, 2024

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(1 Peter 2.2)
Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk, that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia.
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(4 Esdras 2.36-37)
Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God, who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday April 7, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Acts 4.32-35

The whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the Apostles gave their testimony to the...

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Psalm

Psalm 118

Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” R. “The right hand of the Lord is exalted;...

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Second reading

1 John 5.1-6

Beloved: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey...

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Gospel

John 20.19-31

It was evening on the day Jesus rose from the dead, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among...

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What is believing?

St. Thomas has gotten a bad rap. Too often labelled “doubting Thomas,” he was actually the first apostle to worship Jesus as “my Lord and my God.” “Have you believed because you have seen me?” Jesus asked him. The others...

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