Easter Sunday of the Resurrection. (Day)
(Short
celebration) -Year B -
Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection. (Day) (Short celebration)
-Year B.
FIRST READING: Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23. "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice
and be glad."
SECOND READING: 1
Corinthians 5:6-8, (or Colossians 3:1-4)
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (1 Cor 5:7b-8a). Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has become our
Paschal sacrifice; let us feast with joy in the Lord.
GOSPEL: Jn 20:1-9 (or Matt
28:1-10) (or if Easter Sunday evening Luke 24:13-35)
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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass –
(Readings, prayers, and homily), for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection. Year B
-, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-easter-sunday-year-b-2024-episode/s-hefK7PnBI1S
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Prologue
Happy Easter everyone !
and I pray and hope that God’s blessing
and peace are with you; and with all your family and friends on this Easter
morning - and indeed thoughout the whole Easter Season.
We are very much united in
Christ – who is indeed the resurrection and the life and who is with us always
to the end of time
The Lord is truly risen,
alleluia.
To him be glory and power, for
all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia.
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Christ
is Risen! He is Risen indeed. Christ is risen; as he said!!
A spiritual writer once said … and put it so
beautifully for us who have been keeping vigil in meditation and prayer, right
up until this wonderful night…..
He writes:
"One of the powerful things that Easter says
to us today, is this: You can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.
You can nail truth to a cross, or wrap it in winding sheets; and shut it in a tomb, but it will rise
again! " (Clarence W. Hall).
Today, we celebrate the fact that Christ has
risen….he has Risen Indeed!
He, who IS the way, the truth and the Life….. could not possibly be held in death's grasp
for too long. He broke free and promises us eternal life too.
God has the final say over the tensions and
tragedies of life…..… and it is good news….
God says "yes" to the goodness of creation and "Yes"
to each one of us…… it was right to
remain faithful // our hope in his
promises is fulfilled…..
EASTER IS ABOUT FAMILY – first and foremost – we
are all one family of God… God loves us
and cares about us… and is faithful us
forever…… and desires with all his
heart that we love others with his heart too…Easter is also about our own
individual families (sharing time for family, or if we are not able to be with
them this easter, certainly giving thanks for the gift of them in our
lives…)…..and giving thanks to God for the many ways in which God brings us to
the fullness of life even on this side of Heaven.
We give thanks for our FAMILY, our
friends….and for so many graces and
blessings we have received in life… to
nurture us and give us strength and joy……
Easter is the perfect time for celebrating Baptisms
and welcoming people into our church communion……. We give thanks for those who will be
baptized and received into the church this season. God's gentle grace has led
them here… and their decision is a great source of renewal and thanksgiving for
the whole community.
Easter is not only about the promise of everlasting
life in heaven,..// .. there are so many
ways in which Jesus' rising from the dead is a sign of God's constant work to
"bring us out of the entombment" that we can experience in our
lives…// // Tonight is also about the
real promise that "God can and does" want us to be "fully
alive".,… // and renewed in spirit
and mind…. and brought to life again from so many things that can sap the life
out of us…. weigh us down…. and imprison
us…… whether it be fear, guilt, pain,
illness, doubt, grief…… or countless
other equally painful struggles….
Anyone who has ever gone through a "dark night
of the soul" in their life, (and that is each of us at one time or
another)…….and has come through the other end and now finds themselves in a
renewed place, raised up again, (never
imagining that they would be in this new space) but here they are!!!….with the
help of God's grace, (shown by the helping hands of family, friends,
colleagues, ….and so many other ways…)….
anyone who has gone through this can testify… Christ really IS at work brining us to new life
(in so many ways)…… and Tonight we give thanks for this…. and pray for those
who continue to hope and trust in God's faithfulness…. // God's love and care for us will never
fail….. God effects resurrection IN our lives, in ways beyond our
expectations….. beyond our presumptions or in ways different from the literal
limits of our requests ….. Often, we
only recognize a 'resurrection moment in our lives' with a kind of 'dawning
realization' - like Mary Magdalene: thinking that someone had hidden the body of
our Lord….. searching and praying that she might find where they had hidden his
body….… and not at first realizing that
her prayers had been answered in this man she initially mistakes for a
gardener, (but no, it is the Lord himself)…..
May the Lord of the resurrection bless you and
renew you with fullness of life – here and now (and forever)….
Lord, this -- new day dawns…!!"
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly
Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection. Grace to
you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be
with You)
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{{May
God’s grace strengthen your love and hope and faith, and may God’s love
surprise you even in the trials and challenges of the week.}}
Coming
together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries by recalling our sins and remembering Christs
greater mercy.
Lord Jesus, you have revealed
yourself as the way to the Father: Lord, have mercy//You have poured out on
your people the Spirit of truth: Christ, have mercy//You are the Good Shepherd,
leading us to eternal life: Lord, have mercy.//
May
almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting
life. Amen.
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Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23. “This
is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad.”
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (1 Cor 5:7b-8a). Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has become our
Paschal sacrifice; let us feast with joy in the Lord.
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Easter
Sequence (Jerusalem Bible version)
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Memorial
Acclamation
2.
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
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PREFACE: Preface I of Easter
Euch prayer III
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Archive of homilies and
reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please
email: paulwkelly68@gmail.com
To listen to my weekly homily
audio podcast, please click this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks
Further information relating to
the audio productions linked to this Blog:
"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian
worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International
Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by
the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)
"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'.
E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).
Sung "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M.
Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.
- "Today I Arise" - For Trisha J
Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St
Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan
Kelk. 2019.
"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W
Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure MV5 Digital Condenser (USB)
Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio
Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor
[Production - KER - 2024]
May God bless and keep you.
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