FIRST READING:
Acts
3:
13 - 15, 17 - 19
13
The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers,
glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the
presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
14
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer
to be granted to you,
15
and killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this
we are witnesses.
17
"And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did
also your rulers.
18
But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his
Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
19
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,
that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.
PSALM: Psalms 4: 2, 4, 7 - 9
2 O
men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love
vain words, and seek after lies? [Selah]
4
Be angry, but sin not; commune with your own hearts on your beds, and
be silent. [Selah]
7
Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain
and wine abound.
8
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD,
makest me dwell in safety.
SECOND READING: 1 John 2: 1 - 5
1 My little children, I am writing this
to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
2 and he is the expiation for our sins,
and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 And by this we may be sure that we
know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He who says "I know him"
but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
5 but whoever keeps his word, in him
truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are
in him.
GOSPEL: Luke 24: 35 - 48
35 Then they told what had happened on
the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
36 As they were saying this, Jesus
himself stood among them.
37 But they were startled and
frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit.
38 And he said to them, "Why are
you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts?
39 See my hands and my feet, that it is
I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as
you see that I have."
41 And while they still disbelieved for
joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Have you anything here to
eat?"
42 They gave him a piece of broiled
fish,
43 and he took it and ate before them.
44 Then he said to them, "These
are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that
everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and
the psalms must be fulfilled."
45 Then he opened their minds to
understand the scriptures,
46 and said to them, "Thus it is
written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from
the dead,
47 and that repentance and forgiveness
of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from
Jerusalem.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
