The Lord has truly risen
Invitation
May I take this opportunity to draw your attention to:
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation aims to share with you the joy of the Gospel. Everyone, without exception,
can experience that joy by opening their heart
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day
Consideration
The evangelist John writes from the specific situation in which he and the first Christians found themselves. His stories are filled with symbolism. John wishes to tell us today that what happened on the Sea of Tiberias is also taking place anew every day within the young Christian community.
In the story, the boat symbolises the early Church. The emphasis is on the unity of the Christians (the one boat, the net so full it does not tear). It is also striking that there are 153 fish in the apostles’ net. In the ancient world, 153 was the total number of known species of fish. The miraculous catch of fish thus speaks of the universality of the mission: all peoples are invited to come to faith. In the early Church, the most diverse people ended up ‘in the nets’ of the apostles: Jews and Romans alike, Greeks and Syrians, Alexandrians and Persians. They saw the faith of the apostles, and that convinced them. Is it for us to show that we are Christians? How?
FIRST READING Acts 4, 1-12
There is no salvation in anyone else.
From the Acts of the Apostles
In those days, when Peter and John
were speaking to the people after the healing of the lame man,
the priests,
the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees.
Indignant that they were teaching the people
and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead,
they laid hands on them and put them in custody
until the next day, as it was already evening.
However, many of those who had heard the message
came to believe,
and the number of men rose to about five thousand.
The next day, their rulers,
elders and scribes gathered in Jerusalem,
together with the high priest Annas,
Caiaphas, John, Alexander,
and all who belonged to the high priest’s family.
They had them brought before them and asked:
“By what power or in whose name have you done this?”
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them:
“Rulers of the people and elders!
“If we are being called to account today
for a good deed done to a disabled man,
by which he has been healed,
let it be known to all of you and to the whole people of Israel:
it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whom you crucified,
but whom God raised from the dead,
– it is by that Name that this man stands here before you in good health.
“He is the stone
which you builders rejected,
yet which has become the cornerstone.
“There is no salvation in anyone else,
and no other Name under heaven
has been given to mankind
by which we must be saved.”
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 118(117), 1-2, 4, 22-24, 25-27a
The stone which the builders rejected,
has become the cornerstone.
or: Alleluia.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is gracious,
endless is His mercy!
Repeat it, tribes of Israel:
Endless is His mercy!
Repeat it, servants of the Lord:
His mercy endures for ever!
The stone which the builders rejected,
has become the cornerstone.
It is the Lord who has done this,
a wonder in our eyes.
This is the day which the Lord has made,
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
O Lord, grant us your salvation,
O Lord, grant us prosperity!
Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord:
We bless You from the house of the Lord;
the Lord is God, He enlightens us.
ALLELUIA Ps. 118(117), 24
Alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made,
we shall celebrate it with joy.
Alleluia.
SEQUENCE
Let us praise the Lamb of Easter,
honour the Lamb of God with sacrifices.
Yes, the Lamb saves the sheep,
Christ, through His innocence,
brings us poor sinners to the Father.
Death and life, O wonder,
must struggle together.
He who died, He lives, He is our King.
Tell us, Mary,
what is it that you have seen?
Christ’s tomb that was empty,
the glory of Him who has risen,
angels as witnesses,
the sweat cloth and the shroud.
My hope, my living Christ!
Behold, He goes before you to Galilee.
Truly Christ is risen: He rose from the dead.
O King, our Hero, grant us peace. Alleluia.
GOSPEL John 21,1-14
Jesus came closer, took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
From the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
John
At that time, Jesus appeared again to the disciples
by the Sea of Tiberias.
The appearance took place as follows:
Those present were:
Simon Peter, Thomas (also called Didymus),
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee,
the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.
Simon Peter said to them:
“I am going fishing.”
They replied:
“We will go with you.”
So they set off and got into the boat,
but they caught nothing that night.
As dawn was breaking,
Jesus stood on the shore,
but the disciples did not realise it was Jesus.
Jesus called out to them:
“Friends, do you have any fish?”
“No,”
they replied.
Then He told them:
“Cast the net out on the right-hand side of the boat,
there you will catch some.”
After they had done this,
they were unable to haul the net in
because of the great number of fish.
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter:
“It is the Lord!”
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,
he put on his outer garment—
for he was wearing only a tunic—
and jumped into the lake.
The other disciples came in the boat,
for they were not far from the shore,
only about two hundred cubits away,
and they dragged the net full of fish behind them.
When they had stepped ashore,
they saw that a charcoal fire had been prepared,
with fish on it and bread.
Jesus said to them:
“Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
Simon Peter went back into the boat and dragged the net ashore.
It was full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three in number,
and though there were so many, the net did not tear.
Jesus said to them:
“Come and have breakfast.”
Knowing that it was the Lord,
none of the disciples dared to ask him:
“Who are you?”
Jesus came closer,
took the bread and gave it to them,
and likewise the fish.
This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples
since he had risen from the dead.
Laudato Si
Encyclical of
POPE FRANCIS
On Care for Our Common Home
82. It would, however, also be wrong to think that other living beings
should be regarded as mere objects subject
to the arbitrary dominion of human beings. When nature is viewed merely
as an object of profit and interest, this also entails serious consequences for society.
The view that supports the tyranny of the strongest fosters immense inequality,
injustice and violence for the vast majority of humanity,
as resources become the property of whoever comes first
or whoever holds power: the winner takes all. The ideal of
harmony, justice, brotherhood and peace that Jesus holds up stands
in direct opposition to this model, and He expressed this when He
referred to the powers of his time: “The rulers of the nations rule them
with an iron fist, and the great ones abuse their power over them.
This must not be the case with you; whoever wishes to become
great among you must be your servant” (Matt. 20:25–26).
To be continued
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this edition is taken fromThe New Bible Translation,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Reflections from Liturgical Suggestions for Weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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