Mass of the day: Wednesday 24 April 2019

WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2019
Mass of the Day
WEDNESDAY BETWEEN THE EIGHTH OF EASTER

Liturgical Color White
Antiphon
Come, blessed of my Father,
take possession of the kingdom prepared for you
since the origin of the world. Alleluia. (Mt 25,34)

Collection
O God, who in the Easter liturgy
you give us the joy of reliving every year
the resurrection of the lord,
make the exultation of these days
reach its fullness in the Easter of heaven.
For our Lord Jesus Christ ...

First Reading
I have what I have: in the name of Jesus, walk!
From the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 3: 1-10

In those days, Peter and John went up to the temple for three in the afternoon prayer.

Here a man was usually brought, crippled from birth; they placed him every day at the door of the temple called Bella, to ask alms from those who entered the temple. He, seeing Peter and John about to enter the temple, prayed to them for alms. Then, fixing his gaze on him, Peter and John said: "Look towards us." And he turned to look at them, hoping to receive something from them. Peter said to him, "I have neither silver nor gold, but what I have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, get up and walk!" He took it by the right hand and lifted it.

Suddenly his feet and ankles strengthened and he jumped to his feet and started walking; and went with them into the temple walking, jumping and praising God.

All the people saw him walking and praising God and they recognized that it was he who sat asking for alms at the beautiful door of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

God's word.

Responsorial Psalm
From Ps 104 (105)
R. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
?Or:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
Give thanks to the Lord and invoke his name,
proclaim his works among the peoples.
Sing to him, sing to him,
meditate on all its wonders. R.

Glory out of his holy name:
the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Seek the Lord and his power,
always seek his face. R.

You, lineage of Abraham, his servant,
sons of Jacob, his chosen one.
He is the Lord, our God;
on all the earth its judgments. R.

He always remembered his alliance,
word given for a thousand generations,
of the covenant established with Abraham
and his oath to Isaac. R.

Gospel acclamation
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

This is the day made by the Lord:
let us rejoice and rejoice. (Ps 117,24)

Hallelujah.

Gospel
They recognized Jesus in breaking the bread.
From the Gospel according to Luke
Lc 24,13-35

And behold, on that same day, [the first of the week,] two [of the disciples] were on their way to a village called Èmmaus, about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem, and they were talking to each other about everything that had happened.

As they conversed and discussed together, Jesus himself approached and walked with them. But their eyes were barred from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What are these speeches that you are making among you along the way?" They stopped, with a sad face; one of them, named Cleopia, replied: "Only you are a foreigner in Jerusalem! Don't you know what has happened to you these days? » He asked them, "What?" They answered him: «What concerns Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a powerful prophet in deeds and in words, before God and all the people; how the chief priests and our authorities handed him over to be sentenced to death and crucified him. We hoped that he was the one who would free Israel; with all this, three days have passed since these things happened. But some women, ours, upset us; they went to the grave in the morning and, not having found his body, they came to tell us that they also had a vision of angels, who claim that he is alive. Some of our men went to the grave and found what the women said, but they didn't see him. "

He said to them, "Foolish and slow-hearted to believe in all that the prophets said! Didn't Christ have to suffer these sufferings to enter into his glory? ». And, beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the scriptures what referred to him.

When they were near the village where they were headed, he acted as if he had to go further. But they insisted: "Stay with us, because it is evening and the day is already sunset." He entered to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took the bread, recited the blessing, broke it and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. But he disappeared from their sight. And they said to one another, "Did our hearts not burn within us as he conversed with us along the way when he explained the scriptures to us?" They left without delay and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the Eleven and the others who were with them, who said: "Truly the Lord is risen and has appeared to Simon!". And they narrated what had happened along the way and how they recognized it in breaking the bread.

Word of the Lord.

On offers
Welcome, Lord,
the sacrifice of our redemption
and the salvation of body and spirit works in us.
For Christ our Lord.

Communion antiphon
The disciples recognized Jesus, the Lord,
in breaking bread. Alleluia. (See Lk 24,35)

After communion
O God, our Father, this participation
to the paschal mystery of your Son
free us from the ferment of ancient sin
and turn us into new creatures.
For Christ our Lord.