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Readings from the Second Sunday of Easter: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041623.cfm

Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 12:1-9, Romans 4:13-25, and Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Second Sunday after Pentecost on June 11, 2023. This episode was recorded on May 12, 2023 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Youtube.

Second Sunday after Easter sermon by Fr Paul Robinson 2023 'Vocations come from Loving Families'

Text: John 20:19-31. The Rev. Amber Carswell preaches the Second Sunday of Easter, Year A.

Sermon from 4/16/2023 from Rev. Kelly Jennings .... Gospel: John 20:19-31 (Second Sunday of Easter) Please visit saintrichards.org for more information about service times and other ways to connect with us.

Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Reading I - Acts 2:42-47 Reading II - 1 Peter 1:3-9 Gospel - John 20:19-31

Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Reading I - Acts 2:42-47 Reading II - 1 Peter 1:3-9 Gospel - John 20:19-31

Homily from the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), Sunday, April 16th. To support the podcast financially, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stpiuscda.org/online-giving⁠

Second Sunday of Easter The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 2:14a, 22-32 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, 22“You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know— 23this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. 24But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope.27For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption. 28You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.' 29“Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. 31Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.' 32This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. Psalm: Psalm 16 1 Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *        I have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord,        my good above all other.” 2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *        upon those who are noble among the people. 3 But those who run after other gods *        shall have their troubles multiplied. 4 Their libations of blood I will not offer, *        nor take the names of their gods upon my lips. 5 O Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *        it is you who uphold my lot. 6 My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *        indeed, I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; *        my heart teaches me, night after night. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; *        because he is at my right hand I shall not fall. 9 My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *        my body also shall rest in hope. 10 For you will not abandon me to the grave, *        nor let your holy one see the Pit. 11 You will show me the path of life; *        in your presence there is fullness of joy,        and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Second Lesson: 1 Peter 1:3-9 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Gospel: John 20:19-31 19When it was evening on that day, 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 them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” 24But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.25So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” 26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

air date 4/16/2023

Given on the Second Sunday after Easter, 2023.

Second Sunday after Easter. Epistle: I Peter 2: 21-25. Gospel: John 10: 11-16.

Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)

Evening Prayer for Saturday, April 22, 2023 (Saturday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:153-176 Job 20 Hebrews 10:19-39 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Morning Prayer for Saturday, April 22, 2023 (Saturday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:129-152 Numbers 18:1-24 Mark 14:1-25 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

The Rev. William Morris

Evening Prayer for Friday, April 21, 2023 (Friday after the Second Sunday of Easter; Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and Teacher of the Faith, 1109). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:105-128 Job 19 Hebrews 10:1-18 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Morning Prayer for Friday, April 21, 2023 (Friday after the Second Sunday of Easter; Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and Teacher of the Faith, 1109). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:89-104 Numbers 17 Mark 13:14-37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)  Reading I - Acts 2: 42-47 Responsorial Psalm -  Ps. 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Reading II - 1 Pt 1: 3-9 Gospel - Jn 20:19-31

Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)  Reading I - Acts 2: 42-47 Responsorial Psalm -  Ps. 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Reading II - 1 Pt 1: 3-9 Gospel - Jn 20:19-31

Evening Prayer for Thursday, April 20, 2023 (Thursday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:73-88 Job 18 Hebrews 9:15-28 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Morning Prayer for Thursday, April 20, 2023 (Thursday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:49-72 Numbers 16:1-11, 20-38 Mark 12:35-13:13 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

It's the Second Wednesday of Easter in the Church Calendar. April 19, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. My voice is under the weather so there will be no singing today…thank you for your prayers! We'll read Psalm 119:1-24 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 17:20-26 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo: Wild Beauty, Clint Losee. Second Sunday of Easter, Rite Two - Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Evening Prayer for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (Wednesday after the Second Sunday of Easter; Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1012). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:25-48 Job 17 Hebrews 9:1-14 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (Wednesday after the Second Sunday of Easter; Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1012). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 119:1-24 Numbers 15:22-41 Mark 12:13-34 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

In today's gospel, understand what is happening; the disciples turned away from Christ. This was their friend and they had walked with him. They had spent three years not just knowing him and listening to him and believing in him but loving him and being his best friend. And then in his weakest moment, they turned away and ran. They turned away. (Read More…)Here is my homily from the Second Sunday of Easter sometime called Divine Mercy Sunday. I hope you enjoyed this Easter Season.Alleluia, He is Risen Indeed!

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Tuesday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 115 Numbers 14:1-31 Mark 11:27-12:12 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Evening Prayer for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Tuesday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 116-117 Job 16 Hebrews 8 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

“Oftentimes when we hear that question, we think of the wondrous things God has done.” … “God's greatest attribute is mercy.”—Fr. Sean Conroy Divine Mercy Sunday “Oh blood and water which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.”—Divine Mercy Chaplet St. Faustina's Diary: This image is in your soul. A desire that there be a feast of mercy. I want this image, which we will paint with a brush to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter. That Sunday is to be The Feast of Mercy.” ... “Later on, Jesus says this to St. Faustina: “These two rays, issued forth from the very depths of my tender mercy, when my agonized heart was opened by the lance on the cross. Ask my faithful that on this day, he [priests] tell the whole world of my great mercy. Ask my servants—those who preach—that on this day, he may tell the whole world of my great mercy, that whoever approaches the Fount of Life [the confessional] on this day will be granted complete remission of sins and punishment. Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God.” Jesus's words to St. Faustina. “His mercy…that's what we celebrate today.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “With mercy—the forgiveness of sins—God takes what is dead in the soul, someone who's been separated through sin from God, and he restores them to new life. It is a miracle of grace, and every time we go to confession, we experience this. The returning into good standing and goodness with the Lord. “God's greatest attribute is mercy.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “St. JPII wanted to show us that, despite the bloodiest century in history, God's mercy is so much more than that, and may this new millennium be marked by God's Divine Mercy. Mercy is always greater than anything we think about our sins.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “St. John Paul the Great claimed that Divine Mercy Sunday was the happiest day of his life. What's the happiest day of your life?”—Fr. Sean Conroy “Five years later, on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday, St. John Paul the Great dies. Powerful stuff.”—Fr. Sean Conroy Jesus to St. Faustina: “My Daughter, know that my heart is mercy itself. From this sea of mercy, graces flow out upon the whole world. No soul who has approached me has ever gone away unconsoled. All misery gets buried in the depths of my mercy. And every saving and sanctifying grace flows from this fountain. My Daughter, I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world, through your heart. Let no one who approaches you go away without that trust in my mercy, which I so ardently desire for all souls.” “Misery are those obstacles that prevent us from experiencing God's grace. Where are you miserable in your life? What's weighing you down?”—Fr. Sean Conroy “God's Mercy is for you.”—Fr. Sean Conroy ———————— St. Thomas—“Doubting Thomas” “Easter Sunday night: The women have come, the stone was rolled away. Jesus's followers don't know where to go or what to do. They have hope and they have joy, but they don't know what to do. All of the disciples are there, except Thomas. They all tell Thomas what they have seen, but he doubts. He can't believe until he puts his hands into the nail marks. Eight days later, the Second Sunday of Easter, Jesus still encounters Thomas, despite that doubt, and says, “Peace be with you.” Why is it that Thomas doubts? Why can't he just trust his friends? We struggle to believe when we are not inside the Church. Brothers and Sisters, Faith cannot be lived on its own.”—Fr. Sean Conroy What was early Christianity like? Acts 2:42 “God's Mercy is for you.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “Brothers and Sisters, be in the Church. We exist in a community of believers. And it is only in the Church that God is able to shower upon his mercy. Today, draw close to the mercy of God. His mercy is for you.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “My Lord and my God, help us to kneel and bow down and worship you above all things, and Jesus we beg you to shower us in your mercy, today.”—Fr. Sean Conroy

It's the Second Tuesday of Easter in the Church Calendar. April 18, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Praying today for Dionne in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing “I Love You, Lord” by Laurie Klein. We'll read Psalms 5 and 6 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 17:12-19 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo: Satoshi Hirayama. Second Sunday of Easter, Rite Two - Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Evening Prayer for Monday, April 17, 2023 (Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 113-114 Job 15 Hebrews 7 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

The Second Sunday of Easter ORISON: That Easter Day with joy was bright (Tune: PUER NOBIS) – mel. from Trier MS., 15th cent.; adapt. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621); harm. George R. Woodward (1848-1934 PSALM 16 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: We walk by faith, and not by sight (Tune: SAINT BOTOLPH) – Gordon Slater […]

The first Easter didn't start out with the pomp and joy that we associate with Easter celebrations today. On the evening of that first Easter Sunday, there was tentative joy, but also confusion, fear, and doubt. Jesus' first words as He appeared to his disciples were "Peace be with you," and it was exactly what they needed to hear. He gave them more than assuring words, He gave them tangible proof of His resurrection, which melted away all of their doubts and fears. Jesus also shows up in our midst and brings us the same peace he brought to his disciples. It happens so often and in such ordinary ways that we might skip right past it without recognizing it. Based on John 20: 19-31. If you'd like to leave an offering or monetary donation to our ministry please click here: https://tinyurl.com/stmarcusgive

Morning Prayer for Monday, April 17, 2023 (Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 111-112 Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33 Mark 11:1-26 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

Morning Prayer for Sunday, April 16, 2023 (The Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 108, 110 Numbers 12 Mark 10:32-52 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

John 20:19-31   When it was evening on that day, 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 them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then 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." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

John 20:19-31   When it was evening on that day, 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 them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then 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." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

John 20:19-31   When it was evening on that day, 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 them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then 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." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.  

Friends of the Rosary: Today, on this Sunday of Divine Mercy solemnity, we meditate upon the mystery of God's merciful love. The Divine Mercy devotion to Jesus Christ emphasizes his infinite love and mercy toward sinners. In 1931, St. Faustina Kowalska had a vision of Jesus. He appeared before her as the “King of Divine Mercy”, wearing a white garment and with two rays of light shining from his heart. Jesus told Polish nun St. Faustina to paint an image of him as he appeared before her, with these words below: Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus then asked her to have the painting blessed on the first Sunday after Easter and to celebrate that day as the Feast of Mercy. He also asked St. Faustina to serve as an example of God's mercy for all of mankind. On May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of Saint Faustina, the Vatican decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. In her Diary, St. Faustina, the mystic of the twenty century and apostle of the Divine Mercy, wrote what she heard from Jesus: “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.” “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.“ “My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.” “Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy.” “My daughter, write about My mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy. Write: before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice.” “From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about My mercy.”  Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! + Mikel A. | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • April 16, 2023, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Evening Prayer for Sunday, April 16, 2023 (The Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 109 Job 14 Hebrews 5:11-6:20 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

DateApril 16, 2023SynopsisOn this Second Sunday of Easter, Rajeev Tiwari shares the surprising key to a strong faith and how Thomas models it well.ReferencesScripture: John 20:19–31About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and Instagram. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday

Evening Prayer for Saturday, April 15, 2023 (Eve of the Second Sunday of Easter). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 107:23-43 Job 13 Hebrews 4:14-5:10 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support

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Jacob and Aaron hop into the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 2:14a,22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31.

Friends, we continue our celebration of the Easter season on this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. Mercy, St. Thomas Aquinas says, is compassion in regard to someone else's suffering; thus, God's mercy is his compassion reaching out to us precisely in our suffering. Keep that in mind as we walk through the Gospel passage for this week from John: the extraordinary account of the risen Jesus appearing to his disciples. Christ has been sent into the world as an agent of God's mercy, answering our sin and woundedness with forgiving love. And the same Christ breathes on us, giving us the Holy Spirit, and sends us into the world with the same mission.