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Year 29 No. 57 3rd Sunday of Easter (C) — White April 10, 2016

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aster is not only about whathappened to Jesus after

his death. It is not only about Jesus’ victory either. Rather, itis about what he did for us andhow he brings us through whathe has done into a new way ofliving in which we no longerlive by and for ourselves butby and for him (cf. 2 Cor 5:15).In his resurrection, Jesus givesus the grace of Easter whichtransforms us to become better

disciples of the risen Lord.The First Reading, from

the Acts of the Apostles,recounts the confrontationbetween the apostles and theSanhedrin. These disciplesof Jesus, who in the Gospelstories were not as condent,have been transformed by theEaster experience to becomecourageous witnesses of the

risen Lord (cf. Acts 5:32).From fearful men with littlefaith, they have become greatwitnesses to Christ. They havereceived the Holy Spirit andhave obtained the strengthand fortitude to undergo suchpersecution and dishonorwith joy and boldness (Acts5:41). Easter gives us the giftof courage to become true

apostles. As such we facelife with a new attitude andembrace our mission withouthesitation. We proclaim Jesusrisen from the dead by livingout the Easter joy every day.

Another grace we receivethrough the Lord’s resurrectionis a sharing in his glory. TheSecond Reading (Rev 5:11-14)through signs and symbolsdescribes the glory, power, andhonor accorded to the risenLord, the slain Lamb gloriedbecause of his faithfulness to

the will of the Father. Jesus’suffering and death did not atrst appear to be a path to gloryor even an achievement at all,but only in the resurrectionwere all of these transformedand given new meaning.Suffering became a path tovictory through fidelity; anddeath became glorious throughthe resurrection. Easter grace

in the same way transformsour life’s horizon and givesdeeper meaning to our humanexperience of suffering anddeath by giving us hope in theglory now and to come.

The third Sunday of Easterbrings us also to meditate

on another episode of Jesus’appearance to his disciples.This t ime he appears inGalilee, the home of hisdisciples where they firstencountered him. We arefamiliar of the episode of thegreat catch in the calling of therst disciples (Lk 5:4-11). Herethe Gospel of John (21:1-19)narrates this similar story in

the context of the disciples’reunion with Jesus after hisdeath and resurrection. Thescene of the first encounterin the Gospel of Luke is ascene of ‘renewed’ encounterin the Gospel of John. Inthis renewed encounter, thedisciples—and in a specialway, Peter—reconcile with

Jesus and are asked to renew

their commitment to the Lord.This scene then becomes anopportunity for Jesus to callthem to a new mission. Wetoo are invited to this renewedencounter with Jesus. Wemeet the merciful Lord duringthis Easter season and heinvites us also to become hisdisciples and witnesses to hisGospel and of his resurrection.

The Easter experience isthe transforming grace thatempowers us to become trueand committed followers ofthe Lord.

—Fr. Marvin M. Cruz

Easter Transforms Us


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“We gave you strict orders,did we not, to stop teaching inthat name? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teachingand want to bring this man’sblood upon us.” But Peter andthe apostles said in reply, “Wemust obey God rather than

men. The God of our ancestorsraised Jesus, though you hadhim killed by hanging him ona tree. God exalted him at hisright hand as leader and saviorto grant Israel repentance andforgiveness of sins. We are witnesses of these things, as isthe Holy Spirit whom God hasgiven to those who obey him.”

The Sanhedrin ordered the

apostles to stop speaking in thename of Jesus, and dismissedthem. So they left the presenceof the Sanhedrin, rejoicing thatthey had been found worthy tosuffer dishonor for the sake ofthe name.

— The word of the Lord. All — Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 30)

R — I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

1. I will extol you, O L ORD, for you drew me clear/ and didnot let my enemies rejoiceover me. O L ORD, you broughtme up from the netherworld;/ you preserved me from amongthose going down into the pit. (R)

2. Sing praise to the L ORD, youhis faithful ones,/ and givethanks to his holy name./ Forhis anger lasts but a moment;/a lifetime, his good will./ Atnightfall, weeping enters in,/but with the dawn, rejoicing. (R)

3. Hear, O L ORD, and have pityon me;/ O L ORD, be my helper./ You changed my mourning intodancing;/ O L ORD, my God,

forever will I give you thanks. (R)

P — Lord, have mercy. All — Lord, have mercy.

P — Christ, have mercy. All — Christ, have mercy.

P — Lord, have mercy. All — Lord, have mercy.

Gloria

All — Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people ofgood will. We praise you, we bless

you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your greatglory, Lord God, heavenly King,O God, almighty Father. Lord

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son ofthe Father, you take away thesins of the world, have mercy on

us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; youare seated at the right hand ofthe Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord, you aloneare the Most High, Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit, in the gloryof God the Father. Amen.

Collect

P — Let us pray. (Pause)

May your people exultfor ever, O God, in renewed youthfulness of spirit, so that,rejoicing now in the restoredglory of our adoption, we maylook forward in confident hopeto the rejoicing of the day ofresurrection.

Through our Lord JesusChrist, your Son, who lives andreigns with you in the unity of

the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. All — Amen.

THE LITURGY

OF THE WORD

First Reading [Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41]( Sit )

Though ordered by the Jewishreligious authorities to stop

teaching in Jesus’ name, Peter andthe apostles continue to preachChrist who rose from the dead.They cannot be silenced because

the Spirit speaks through them.

A reading from the Acts ofthe Apostles

WHEN the captain and thecourt officers had brought theapostles in and made them

stand before the Sanhedrin, thehigh priest questioned them,

THE INTRODUCTORY

RITES

Entrance Antiphon[Ps 66 (65):1-2](Recited when there is no opening song)

Cry out with joy to God, allthe earth; O sing to the gloryof his name. O render himglorious praise, alleluia.

Greeting (The sign of the cross is made here)

P — The Lord be with you. All — And with your spirit.

Introduction(May be made using these or other similarwords)

P — O u r b e l i e f i n t h eresurrection comes from the witness of the apostles. Therisen Jesus appears to them, who had run away from himduring his Passion, and callsthem back to be “fishers ofmen.” In particular, Jesusrehabilitates their leader,Simon Peter. Jesus asks of hima threefold confession of love

to make up for his threefolddenial at the passion. SimonPeter, who trusts no longer inhis capabilities but in the Lord who knows the human heart, isthen entrusted with the care ofthe Lord’s flock.

Penitential Act

P — Brethren (brothers andsisters), let us acknowledge our

sins, and so prepare ourselvesto ce lebra te the sacredmysteries. (Pause)

All – I confess to almightyGod and t o you , mybrothers and sisters, that Ihave greatly sinned, in mythoughts and in my words,in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,(strike your breast) through

my fault, through my fault,through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessedMary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you,my brothers and sisters, topray for me to the Lord ourGod.

P — May almighty God havemercy on us, forgive us oursins, and bring us to everlasting

life. All — Amen.


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Homily ( Sit )

Profession of Faith ( Stand )

All — I believe in God, the Fatheralmighty, Creator of heaven andearth, and in Jesus Christ, hisonly Son our Lord, (At the words that follow, up to and including the VirginMary all bow) who was conceived bythe Holy Spirit, born of the VirginMary, suffered under PontiusPilate, was crucified, died, and

was buried; he descended intohell; on the third day he rose again

from the dead; he ascended intoheaven, and is seated at the righthand of God the Father almighty;

from there he will come to judgethe living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spi-rit, the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins, theresurrection of the body, and lifeeverlasting. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful

P — The Lord sustains his people with love. In need we turn to theFather almighty and pray:

R — Lord, keep us in yourlove.

C — For the Church, the Peopleof God: may believers everywherefeel the power of the resurrection,especially in times of weakness,trials, and great difficulties. Wepray: (R)

C — For those who exerciseauthority and service in theChurch and in the government:may their love for Jesus continueto deepen and be a perennial

source of inspiration and strengthin their service to God’s people. We pray: (R)

C — For the coming elections:may everyone forsake the politicsof money, fame, and patronageand elect to office leaders whoare competent, honest, and witha sincere desire to serve. Wepray: (R)

C — For those who are burdenedby poverty, sickness, and bigproblems: may the Lord givethem protection, comfort, andstrength to bear all things. Wepray: (R)

C — For our relatives, friends,and loved ones: may the Lord givethem constant encouragementand guide them in peace and insafety; and may our beloved dead

enter into the joy of the heavenlykingdom. We pray: (R)

were not able to pull it in becauseof the number of fish. So thedisciple whom Jesus loved saidto Peter, “It is the Lord!” WhenSimon Peter heard that it was theLord, he tucked in his garment,for he was lightly clad, and jumpedinto the sea. The other disciples

came in the boat, for they werenot far from shore, only abouta hundred yards, dragging thenet with the fish. When theyclimbed out on shore, they sawa charcoal fire with fish on it andbread. Jesus said to them, “Bringsome of the fish you just caught.”So Simon Peter went over anddragged the net ashore full of onehundred fifty-three large fish.Even though there were so many,the net was not torn. Jesus saidto them, “Come, have breakfast.”

And none of the disciples dared toask him, “Who are you?” becausethey realized it was the Lord.

Jesus came over and took thebread and gave it to them, and inlike manner the fish. This was nowthe third time Jesus was revealedto his disciples after being raisedfrom the dead.

W hen they had f in ishedbreakfast, Jesus said to SimonPeter, “Simon, son of John, do youlove me more than these?” SimonPeter answered him, “Yes, Lord,

you know that I love you.” Jesussaid to him, “Feed my lambs.” Hethen said to Simon Peter a secondtime, “Simon, son of John, do youlove me?” Simon Peter answeredhim, “Yes, Lord, you know that

I love you.” Jesus said to him,“Tend my sheep.” Jesus said tohim the third time, “Simon, son of

John, do you love me?” Peter wasdistressed that Jesus said to him athird time, “Do you love me?” andhe said to him, “Lord, you knoweverything; you know that I love

you.” Jesus said to him, “Feedmy sheep. “Amen, amen, I sayto you, when you were younger,

you used to dress yourself andgo where you wanted; but when

you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else willdress you and lead you where youdo not want to go.” He said thissignifying by what kind of deathhe would glorify God. And whenhe had said this, he said to him,“Follow me.”

— The Gospel of the Lord.

All — Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Second Reading (Rev 5:11-14)

John pictures the risen Jesusas the Lamb slain for the sinsof the world but glorified andworshipped by every creature.

A reading from the Book ofRevelation

I, JOHN, looked and heardthe voices of many angels whosurrounded the throne and theliving creatures and the elders.

They were countless in number,and they cried out in a loud voice:“Worthy is the Lamb that wasslain to receive power and riches,

wisdo m an d stren gth, hon orand glory and blessing.” Then Iheard every creature in heavenand on earth and under the earthand in the sea, everything in theuniverse, cry out: “To the one

who sits on the throne and tothe Lamb be blessing and honor,glory and might, forever andever.” The four living creaturesanswered, “Amen,” and theelders fell down and worshiped.

— The word of the Lord.

All — Thanks be to God. Alleluia ( Stand )

All — Alleluia, Alleluia.Christ is risen, creator ofall; he has shown pity on allpeople. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel (Jn 21:1-19)

P — A reading from the holyGospel according to John

All — Glory to you, O Lord. AT THAT TIME, Jesus revealedhimself again to his disciples atthe Sea of Tiberias. He revealedhimself in this way. Together

were Simon Peter, Thomas calledDidymus, Nathanael from Canain Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, andtwo others of his disciples. SimonPeter said to them, “I am goingfishing.” They said to him, “We

also will come with you.” Sothey went out and got into theboat, but that night they caughtnothing. When it was alreadydawn, Jesus was standing on theshore, but the disciples did notrealize that it was Jesus. Jesussaid to them, “Children, have youcaught anything to eat?” Theyanswered him, “No.” So he said tothem, “Cast the net over the right

side of the boat and you will findsomething.” So they cast it, and


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we pray, that those you werepleased to renew by eternalmysteries may attain in their

flesh the incorruptible glory ofthe resurrection.

Through Christ our Lord.

All — Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES

P — The Lord be with you. All — And with your spirit.

Prayer over the People

P — Bow down for the blessing. (Pause)May your fami ly a lways

rejoice together, O God, overthe mysteries of redemptionthey have celebrated, and grantits members the perseverance toattain the effects that flow fromthem.

Through Christ our Lord. All — Amen.

P — May almighty God bless you the Father, and the Son, (†)and the Holy Spirit, come downon you and remain with youforever.

All — Amen.

Dismissal

P — Go in peace, glorifyingthe Lord by your life, alleluia,alleluia.

All — Thanks be to God,alleluia, alleluia.

Resurrection you have setus free.

THE COMMUNION RITE

The Lord’s Prayer

All — Our Father…P — Deliver us, Lord… All — For the kingdom, thepower, and the glory are yours, now and for ever.

Invitation to Peace

Invitation to Communion ( Kneel )

P — Behold the Lamb of God,behold him who takes away thesins of the world. Blessed arethose called to the supper of theLamb.

All — Lord, I am not worthythat you should enter undermy roof but only say the wordand my soul shall be healed.

Communion Antiphon(Jn 21:12-13)

Jesus said to his disciples:Come and eat. And he tookthe bread, and gave it tothem, alleluia.

Prayer after Communion ( Stand )

P — Let us pray. (Pause)

Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord, and grant,

P — God our Father, yourestored us to yourself throughthe resurrection of your Son. Hearour prayers and strengthen us ingiving witness to our Easter faith.

Through Christ our Lord. All — Amen.

THE LITURGY OF

THE EUCHARIST

Presentation of the Gifts

(Stand)P — Pray, brethren… All — May the Lord acceptthe sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of hisname, for our good and thegood of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the OfferingsP — Receive, O Lord, wepray, these offerings of your

exultant Church, and, as you

have given her cause for such

great gladness, grant also that

the gifts we bring may bear

fruit in perpetual happiness.

Through Christ our Lord.

All — Amen.

Preface IV of Easter

P — The Lord be with you. All — And with your spirit.P — Lift up your hearts. All — We lift them up to theLord.P — Let us give thanks to theLord our God.

All — It is right and just.

P — It is truly right and just,our duty and our salvation, at alltimes to acclaim you, O Lord,but in this time above all to laud you yet more gloriously, whenChrist our Passover has beensacrificed.

For, with the old orderdestroyed, a universe castdown is renewed, and integrityof life is restored to us in Christ.

Therefore, overcome withpaschal joy, every land, everypeople exults in your praise andeven the heavenly Powers, withthe angelic hosts, sing togetherthe unending hymn of yourglory, as they acclaim:

All — Holy, Holy, Holy... (Kneel)

Acclamation ( Stand )

All — Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and

Commonly known as the “Lile Flower,” Saint Therese of theChild Jesus (1873-1897) entered the Carmelite monastery atage 15, dying at age 24. Shortly before her death she wrote herautobiography, The Story of a Soul , to teach others her “Lile Way”of approaching God—wholehearted delity to the performance ofone’s daily dues out of love.

In her autobiography, Therese wrote: “How I loved the feasts!…I especially loved the processions in honor of the BlessedSacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw owers beneath thefeet of God!… I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touchthe sacred Monstrance.”

“By our lile acts of charity pracced in the shade we convert

souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundantalms, and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual andmaterial for our Eucharisc Lord.”

“Heaven for me is hidden in a lile Host where Jesus, my Spouse,is veiled for love. I go to that Divine Furnace to draw out life, andthere my Sweet Savior listens to me night and day.” “Holiness isa disposion of the heart that makes us humble and lile in thearms of God.”

St. Therese and Her “ Little Way “

ONE BREAD, ONE FAMILY

Year of Eucharist and Family Catechesis

Fr. James H. Kroeger, MM

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