The First Reading is from the First letter of John chapter 2 verses 3 to 17
3 Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his
commandments. 4Whoever says, ‘I have come to know him’, but
does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person
the truth does not exist; 5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this
person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be
sure that we are in him: 6 whoever says, ‘I abide in him’, ought to
walk just as he walked.
7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old
commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old
commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing
you a new commandment that is true in him and in you,
because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already
shining. 9Whoever says, ‘I am in the light’, while hating a brother
or sister, is still in the darkness. 10 Whoever loves a brother or
sister lives in the light, and in such a person there is no cause for
stumbling. 11 But whoever hates another believer is in the
darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go,
because the darkness has brought on blindness.
12 I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young people,
because you have conquered the evil one.
14 I write to you, children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young people,
because you are strong
and the word of God abides in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the
Father is not in those who love the world; 16 for all that is in the
world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in
riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 And the
world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of
God live for ever.
Hear the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke chapter 24 beginning at verse 36
Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ
36 Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be
with you.’ 37 They were startled and terrified, and thought that
they were seeing a ghost. 38 He said to them, ‘Why are you
frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my
hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a
ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.’
40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his
feet. 41 While in their joy they were disbelieving and still
wondering, 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 in their presence. 44 Then he said to them, ‘These are my words
that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything
written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the
psalms must be fulfilled.’ 45 Then he opened their minds to
understand the scriptures, 46 and he said to them, ‘Thus it is
written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on
the third day, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to
be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from
Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
For the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
