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orthodoxsoul · 2 years ago

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Christ is risen; tell everyone!

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter today. For the next 40 days, we greet each other with the most important news anyone has ever shared

Christ is Risen! Χριστὸς ἀνέστη

and the faithful respond

Truly He is Risen! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

Abkhazian – Kyrsa Dybzaheit! Itzzabyrgny Dybzaheit!

Afrikaans – Christus het opgestaan! Hy het waarlik opgestaan!

Albanian (Tosk) – Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall!

Aleut – Kristus aq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!

Amharic – (Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal!)

Arabic (standard) – المسيح قام! حقا قام!‎ (al-Masīḥ qām! Ḥaqqan qām!) or المسيح قام! بالحقيقة قام!‎ (al-Masīḥ qām! Bi-l-ḥaqīqati qām!)

Armenian – Քրիստոս յարեա՜ւ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնեա՜լ է Յարութիւնն Քրիստոսի: (western dialect: Krisdos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Haroutyunen Krisdosi!) Քրիստոս հարյա՜վ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնյա՜լ է Հարությունը Քրիստոսի: (eastern dialect: Khristos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Harouthyoune Khristosi!) – (Lit: Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!)

Aromanian – Hristolu unghia! Daleehira unghia!

Azeri – Məsih dirildi! Həqiqətən dirildi!

Basque – Cristo Berbiztua! Benetan Berbiztua!

Belarusian – Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Chrystos uvaskros! Sapraŭdy ŭvaskros!)

Breton – Dassoret eo Krist! E wirionez dassoret eo!

Bulgarian – Христос възкресе! Наистина възкресе! (Hristos vâzkrese! Naistina vâzkrese!) or in Church Slavonic: Христос воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Hristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)

Carolinian – Lios a melau sefal! Meipung, a mahan sefal!

Catalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!

Cebuano – Si Kristo nabanhaw! Matuod nga Siya nabanhaw!

Chamorro – La’la’i i Kristo! Magahet na luma’la’ i Kristo!

Church of England – Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia![3]

Chuvash – Христос чĕрĕлнĕ! Чăн чĕрĕлнĕ! (Khristós chərəlnə! Chæn chərəlnə!)

Coptic (Bohairic) – ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ! ϦΕΝ οΥΜεθΜΗι αϥτωΝϥ! (Pi’Christos aftonf! Khen oumetmi aftonf!)

Cornish – Thew Creest dassorez! En weer thewa dassorez!

Croatian – Krist uskrsnu! Uistinu uskrsnu!

Czech – Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých!

Danish – Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!

Dothraki – Khal Asvezhvenanaz yathoay! Me Yathoay Me nem nesa!

Dovahzul – Saviik los alok! Rok los vahzah alok!

Dutch – Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan! (Netherlands) or Christus is verrezen! Hij is waarlijk verrezen! (Belgium)

English – “Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen!” or “Christ is risen! Indeed, He is risen!” or “He [or ‘The LORD’] is risen! He [or ‘The LORD’] is risen indeed!” or “Christ has risen! Indeed, He has!” or “Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!”

Esperanto – Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis!

Estonian – Kristus on üles tõusnud! Tõesti, Ta on üles tõusnud!

Fijian – Na Karisito tucake tale! Io sa tucake tale!

Filipino – Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Totoo, Siya nga ay nabuhay!

Finnish – Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!

French – Le Christ est ressuscité! En verité il est ressuscité! or Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment il est ressuscité!

Frisian – Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!

Galician -Cristo resucitou! De verdade resucitou!

Ganda – Kristo Ajukkide! Kweli Ajukkide!

Georgian – ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა! (Kriste aghsdga! Cheshmaritad aghsdga!)

German – Christus (or: Der Herr) ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaft (or: wahrhaftig) auferstanden!

Gikuyu �� Kristo ni muriuku! Ni muriuku nema!

Greek – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

Hawaiian – Ua ala aʻe nei ʻo Kristo! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!

Hebrew (modern) – המשיח קם! באמת קם!‎ (Hameshiach qam! Be’emet qam!)

Hindustani – येसु मसीह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! हाँ यक़ीनन, वोह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! – یسوع مسیح زندہ ہو گیا ہے! ہاں یقیناً، وہ زندہ ہو گیا ہے!‎ (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!)

Hungarian – Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!

Icelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er sannarlega upprisinn!

Ido – Kristo riviveskabas! Ya Il rivivesakabas!

Indonesian – Kristus telah bangkit! Dia benar-benar telah bangkit!

Interlingua – Christo ha resurgite! Vermente ille ha resurgite! or Christo ha resurrecte! Vermente ille ha resurrecte!

Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!

Italian – Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Japanese – ハリストス復活！実に復活！ (Harisutosu fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!)

Kapampangan – Y Cristo sinubli yang mebie! Sinubli ya pin mebie!

Khmer – Preah Christ mean preah choan rous leong vinh! trung mean preah choan rous leong vinh men!

Klingon – Hu’ta’ QISt! Hu’bejta’!

Korean – 그리스도 부활하셨네! 참으로 부활하셨네! (Geuriseudo Buhwalhasheotne! Chameuro Buhwalhasheotne!)

Latin – Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!

Latvian – Kristus (ir) augšāmcēlies! Patiesi viņš ir augšāmcēlies!

Lithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė!

Macedonian

Malagasy – Nitsangana tamin’ny maty i Kristy! Nitsangana marina tokoa izy!

Malayalam – ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! തീര്ച്ചയായും ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!

Maltese – Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew! or Kristu qam mill-mewt! Huwa qam tassew!

Mandarin – 基督復活了! 他確實復活了! (Jidu fuhuo-le! Ta queshi fuhuo-le!)

Manx – Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!

Marathi – Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe!

Middle English – Crist is arisen! Arisen he sothe!

Navajo – Christ daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá! Tʼáá aaníí daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá!

Neo-Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡܠܗ! ܒܗܩܘܬܐ ܩܡܠܗ!‎ (Mshikha qimlih! bhāqota qimlih!)

Norwegian Bokmål – Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!

Norwegian Nynorsk – Kristus er oppstaden! Han er sanneleg oppstaden!

Old English – Crist aras! Crist soþlice aras! (Lit: Christ arose! Christ surely arose!)

Old Irish – Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé-som co dearb!

Persian – مسیح برخاسته است! به راستی برخاسته است!‎ (Masih barkhaste ast! Be rasti barkhaste ast!)

Polish – Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał!

Portuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Em verdade ressuscitou! or Cristo ressuscitou! Ressuscitou verdadeiramente!

Quechua – Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña!

Quenya – (Hristo Ortane! Anwave Ortanes!)

Rastafarian – Krestos a uprisin! Seen, him a uprisin fe tru!

Romanian – Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

Romansh – Cristo es rinaschieu! In varded, el es rinaschieu!

Russian – Христос воскрес! Воистину воскрес! (Christos voskres! Voistinu voskres!)

Rusyn – Хрістос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Hristos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)

Sardinian – Cristu est resuscitadu! Aberu est resuscitadu!

Scottish – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!

Serbian – Христос васкрсе! Ваистину васкрсе! / Hristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse! (Christos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!) or Христос воскресе! Ваистину воскресе! / Hristos voskrese! Vaistinu voskrese! (Christos voskrese! Vaistinu voskrese!)

Sicilian – Cristu arrivisciutu esti! Pibbiru arrivisciutu esti!

Slovak – Kristus vstal z mŕtvych! Skutočne vstal (z mŕtvych)! (although the Church Slavonic version is more often used: Christos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)

Slovenian – Kristus je vstal! Zares je vstal!

Spanish – ¡Cristo resucitó! ¡En verdad resucitó!

Swahili – Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka!

Swedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Han är sannerligen uppstånden!

Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ!‎ (Mshi��a qām! sharīrāīth qām! or Mshiḥo Qom! Shariroith Qom!)

Tamil – கிறிஸ்து உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார், மெய்யாகவே அவர் உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார்.

The Episcopal Church – Alleluia. Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.[4]

Tigrigna – (Christos tensiou! Bahake tensiou!)

Tlingit – Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot!

Toki Pona – jan sewi Kolisu li tawa tan moli! ni li lon: ona li tawa tan moli!

Traditional (as per Church Slavonic) – Христос воскресе! Навистина воскресе! (Hristos voskrese! Navistina voskrese!)

Turkish – Mesih dirildi! Hakikaten dirildi!

Turoyo-Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܝܡ! ܫܪܥܪܐܝܬ ܩܝܡ!‎ (Mshiḥo qāyem! Shariroith qāyem!)

Tzeltal – Cha’kuxaj Kajwaltik Kristo! Ta melel cha’kuxaj!

Tzotzil – Icha’kuxi Kajvaltik Kristo! Ta melel icha’kuxi!

Ukrainian – Христос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Khrystos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)

Uyghur – ئەيسا تىرىلدى! ھەقىقەتىنلا تىرىلدى!‎ (Əysa tirildi! Ⱨəⱪiⱪətinla tirildi!)

Uzbek – Масих тирилди! Хақиқатдан тирилди! (Masih tirildi! Haqiqatdan tirildi!)

Vernacular – Христос воскресна! Навистина воскресна! (Hristos voskresna! Navistina voskresna!)

Vietnamese – Chúa ki-tô đã phục sinh! qu̓a thật ngài đã phục sinh!

Walloon – Li Crist a raviké! Il a raviké podbon!

Waray – Hi Kristo nabanwaw! Matuod nga Hiya nabanhaw!

Welsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!

Yupik languages – Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq!

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roman-catholic-mass-readings · 10 months ago

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3rd April >> Mass Readings (USA)

Easter Wednesday

(Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II))

First Reading

Acts of the Apostles 3:1–10

What I do have I give you: in the name of the Lord Jesus, rise and walk.

Peter and John were going up to the temple area for the three o’clock hour of prayer. And a man crippled from birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called “the Beautiful Gate” every day to beg for alms from the people who entered the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms. But Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” He paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” Then Peter took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles grew strong. He leaped up, stood, and walked around, and went into the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the one who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 105:1–2, 3–4, 6–7, 8–9

R/ Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. or R/ Alleluia.

Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds. Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds.

R/ Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. or R/ Alleluia.

Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD! Look to the LORD in his strength; seek to serve him constantly.

R/ Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. or R/ Alleluia.

You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! He, the LORD, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail.

R/ Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. or R/ Alleluia.

He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations— Which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac.

R/ Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. or R/ Alleluia.

Sequence

Victimae Paschali Laudes

Christians, to the Paschal Victim Offer your thankful praises! A Lamb the sheep redeems; Christ, who only is sinless, Reconciles sinners to the Father. Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous: The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal. Speak, Mary, declaring What you saw, wayfaring. “The tomb of Christ, who is living, The glory of Jesus’ resurrection; bright angels attesting, The shroud and napkin resting. Yes, Christ my hope is arisen; to Galilee he goes before you.” Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining. Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia.

Gospel Acclamation

Psalm 118:24

Alleluia, alleluia. This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 24:13–35

They recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his Body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the Eleven and those with them who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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lovelyunknooo · 2 years ago

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Christ is risen!

Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

My hope is in Him.

#Gore tw #Catholic tw #Easter #Good friday #christian tw

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pastortomsteers · 9 months ago

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The Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 12, 2024

Pastor Tom Steers

Christ the Saviour Lutheran Church, Toronto

OPENING HYMN: 650 “Holy Spirit Ever Dwelling”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Uq-vkiAio

The Invocation Page 184

Pastor: Halleluiah, Christ is risen!

Congregation: He is risen indeed. Halleluiah!

Confession and Absolution (Please stand) Page 184-185

The Introit (Psalm 27:1a, 4-5; 10, 14; antiphon Ps. 27:7)

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!

Pastor: Halleluiah, Christ is risen!

Congregation: He is risen indeed. Halleluiah!

The Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy) Congregation: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Salutation – Pastor: The Lord be with you. Congregation: And also with you.

Our Collect Payer: (Please stand)

O King of glory, Lord of Hosts, uplifted in triumph far above all heavens, leave us not without consolation but send us the Spirit of truth whom You promised from the Father; for You live and reign with Him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Bible Readings

First Reading Acts 1:12-26 Psalm 1 Epistle Reading 1st John 5:9-15

The Verse (Romans 6:9; John 14:18)

Alleluia. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. Alleluia. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Alleluia.

Gospel Reading John 17:11b-19

Nicene Creed Page 191

HYMN OF THE DAY: 539 “Christ is the World’s Redeemer”

THE SERMON –

The Gospel reading today takes us back to the upper room in Jerusalem.

This is the night before the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus.

The disciples are about to be scattered, and Jesus knows it.

And so, He prays.

What we hear in John Chapter 17, is known as the High Priestly Prayer.

Jesus would be the only High Priest without sin, and the ultimate sacrifice for it.

And yet, Christ’s concern is for His disciples, then, and now.

The community of believers was about to withdraw into grief and fear.

Yet what was foretold and long hoped for, the reconciliation of God and man, would now take place at Calvary.

On that day of torture and shame, our sins would be shouldered by God in human flesh.

And by His wounds we have been healed.

Yet, the events of the passion would, at first, have other effects.

Under pressure, Peter denies His Saviour three times.

Later, after his restoration by the risen Christ, the Apostle goes on to a life of Christian witness.

All the other disciples, except for John, would face martyrdom.

The Church, today, is in a period of challenge.

To many in our secular culture, the faith is completely unnecessary, and unwanted.

The blessing of our Christian heritage has often given way to atheism or new age ‘spirituality.’

These are isolated, lonely roads that lead to eternal separation from God.

Add to this a culture that worships money and pleasure above all else.

And compound it with an educational system that largely denies the existence of God.

The concept of absolute truth is often taken out of the classroom, and newsroom.

Perhaps we don’t acknowledge it as we should, but one of the most important blessings we enjoy as Christians is the fellowship we share with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus prayed that we would be one, as He and His Father are one.

God’s will for His people is unity, communion, that we be one, both with Him, and in fellowship with one another.

That we provide for one another that sort of community that staves off isolation, and ultimately fear.

The Church is a sanctuary where we come together to bear one another’s burdens, as we’re forgiven, built up and sustained by the gifts God so graciously gives us.

Here we have the blessing of Baptism in which we’re reborn, forgiven, brought into the Church, and united to our Saviour.

Here God’s Law and Gospel are preached and taught Biblically.

At the Lord’s table, we’re given the very body and blood of Christ for the forgiveness of sins, just as He promised.

These are gifts that sustain us now, and to life eternal.

As we are able, we can share this truth with our brothers and sisters across Christendom.

To the degree we can’t, our differences of confession, of belief being too great, we should still pray for them.

And pray that we might stand boldly in a world that is often growing in opposition to Christ and His true Church.

Especially in Western society, and in countries where Christians are being actively persecuted.

Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension had another profound effect on the Church.

There is the transition of Jesus being among us in the flesh, versus His being among us in Spirit, and in Word and Sacrament.

Christ, in His state of exaltation, now fully exercises His divine powers.

He is no longer self-limited by time or space.

God the Father has given Him dominion over all things.

The ascension has not taken Christ away, it has brought Heaven near.

Our Saviour is omni-present in the universe He rules over, including the humble elements of bread and wine of the Lord’s Super.

Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”

Here in His High Priestly Prayer, He says, “I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”

The sin of those engaged in pagan and occult spiritually is that they look for God everywhere but where, and in whom, He has promised to be found.

Christ tells us clearly that the only source of salvation and eternal life is in Him.

Wanting to go one’s own way instead of listening to God is not new.

Our first parents fell into this sin in the Garden of Eden.

And that sin clings to all of us.

Jesus says, “I am with you always to the very end of the age.”

All the while, many see the state of the world and cry out, “where are you now, Jesus! Have you left us?”

In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus prayed that you and I would be sanctified, that is, we would be set apart, made holy by the truth, the Word of God.

God, as we know, spoke the world into existence.

Today, we hear the sound of God’s voice in His Word, the Bible.

He calls us to unity.

He calls you to receive salvation and peace through His only Son.

To have fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ, the holy, Christian Church.

He calls you to be fed with what Christ died to give you for the forgiveness of sins, His true body and blood in the Sacrament of the Altar.

He calls you to believe that He has risen from the dead, and that through faith in Him you will receive the gift of eternal life.

As Martin Luther wrote,

“O Comforter of priceless worth,

Send peace and unity on earth;

Support us in our final strife

And lead us out of death to life.”

May the peace of God that passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT Page 194

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buggie-hagen · 9 months ago

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Sermon for Ascension Sunday (5/12/24)

Primary Text | Mark 16:14-20

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Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

God is near. God is so near. Too near. Uncomfortably near. He has not left any space for ourselves. It’s like when you’re on the plane and the person next to you won’t give you any room. You’re all squished in your seat. We Lutherans are radical about this nearness of God. In this particular way, God’s nearness is always connected to the risen Jesus Christ. If we are to know anything about God, and I mean, anything, it begins and ends with Jesus. The Trinity, Justification by Faith, Salvation, Good Works. All these majestic things are tied to how God has revealed himself to us in Jesus. So, attempts to know God apart from faith in Jesus are in vain. (pause) A few weeks ago we established that the Jesus risen from the dead is no ghost, some weird spirit without any basis in physical reality. We say that because Jesus ate fish with his disciples. He’s a fish muncher. Ghosts can’t be fish munchers. Jesus has two natures. He is God. He is a human being. He never stops being one or the other. Though he is God, he has the same flesh and blood that you and I carry around every day. When the human being Jesus died on the cross, God died on the cross. When Jesus as God knows all things, Jesus as a human being knows all things. Today is the Ascension of Our Lord. When Jesus went to heaven. The Gospel of Mark puts it this way: “The Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to [the eleven], was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God” (16:19). From this point on the disciples lost sight of Jesus. He’s in heaven. One might wonder, does this mean that he is far from us now? Is he absent? Might he as well be in Jupiter for all we care? Logic would have it that he must be gone now. We can’t see Jesus. None of us have been to heaven yet.

That is, as logic would have it. It is not as faith would have it. Faith has something logic doesn’t. It has a promise: The promise that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Jesus Christ. Nothing. Nothing in heaven or on earth can separate us. Jesus is with us. Present now. Heaven is not a place like we think of places. It’s wherever God is. Wherever his word is. Wherever Jesus is. We read it in Mark’s Ascension, as they went out to preach the gospel that the Lord worked with them (16:20). Jesus ascended into heaven. And yet, he is fully here and present in the mouth your neighbor whenever the word is spoken. The word also has been put in you forever since your baptism. Jesus, not as a ghost, but as a person. On his throne in heaven. Also residing in your heart. The word of eternal life. Which is why Jesus upbraids the eleven disciples when they didn’t believe the word in the mouth of Mary Magdalene, and of the other women, when they said that Jesus is risen from the dead. Unbelief is the downfall of many. Unbelief we too must wrestle with. Actually, every day, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer would say, we must pray “I believe, dear Lord, help my unbelief.” Maybe when times are good and you are surrounded by people who love and support you, it may be easy to believe. But what about the time of struggle? What about the time of pain? Of loneliness? Of fear? Of solitude? It is much harder to believe at these times. And yet, it is times like these where faith is the greatest blessing. In these times the word wil become sweeter than honey. If you know, you know. (pause) Though God wants to be known in words, because these words come to us in the form of ordinary people (faults and all), we do not naturally trust them. Because these words didn’t come from our own brain. Words, after all, are too ordinary. Other people are too ordinary. Why would we believe what someone told us. It must be their opinion. It can’t be something from God, can it? So we conclude, Jesus’ resurrection may be true for them, but not for me. And yet, when Jesus arrives to you in the mouth of your neighbor, he is nearer to you than you are to yourself. To believe these words is from beginning to end the gift of the Holy Spirit. His masterpiece. Not yours or mine. The risen and ascended Jesus, who is always both God and a human being is seated at the right hand of the Father, seated in your ears and in your heart through the spoken word. Remember, he is so near. Near to you in the gutter. Near to you when money is tight. Near to you in the time of death. But, especially, he is near to you where he wants to be found. One such place, is in the Lord’s Supper. Christ physically present in the bread and the cup and received and received orally and aurally. By mouth and ear. Nearly all our Protestant brethren differ with us at this point. Our brethren, whom we love, might say he’s in communion as a symbol, or in a spiritual way. Up, up in heaven! But not physically down on earth. For them, when Jesus ascended into heaven, there he is and remains. He’s a human being, so it is impossible that he would be on every altar where communion is celebrated. But for us Lutherans, we don’t care what they say or what logic says. When Jesus holds the bread and says “This is my body” we believe is means is. The same way in the cup, when he says, “This is my blood” we believe is means is. Jesus is with us every time we take Lord’s Supper. When we partake of the bread and the cup we know that we also are partaking of the body of Christ and the blood of Christ just as much as we are eating bread and drinking wine. This is true, because wherever Christ is, is Christ in his entirey—as both God and human being. And there is Christ’s blessing. God wants to ensure you that he is there to bless and hold you, and he does so through his Son. Though he has existed from eternity, he was born and laid in a manger, died on the cross, and risen from the dead.

Jesus is ascended. He is not absent. He is present. In his word. He himself is heaven on earth. In someone’s mouth and in your ears. With his body and his blood. Wherever Jesus is in his word, there is also forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a down-to-earth gospel. Not a high up in the sky gospel. It’s about him coming down from heaven to earth in the word and in the sacraments. And what does he do in the word and the sacraments, he forgives sinners. Which means he forgives real people. With real problems. Not fake people. Real, rot in the gut sinners. Forgiveness for people who grow impatient. People who get prideful. People who struggle to believe. People who drink too much. People who get angry easily. People who get afraid. Since we are such people, let us be glad. Let us embrace it. We always need to be nourished with the bread and wine of God’s word. Jesus Christ died and was raised for you. Fear, death, and hell are no more. You have been brought to God in Jesus Christ. It is a gift, not your own doing. In Jesus Christ, heaven and earth are one and the same. Sure when he ascended into heaven he is seated at the right hand of the Father. He’s the pilot of the plane. The door to the cockpit is shut and we can’t go in there. They won’t let you in. But, and this is a big but...he is also the person seated next to you on the plane, squishing you into your seat with no room to yourself. This way, he will not abandon you. You will not be forsaken. He will uplift you. Sustain you. Hold you. Whatever your struggle, he is with you. Be at peace.

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ongole · 10 months ago

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DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS (DSR) 📚 Group, Fri April 05th, 2024 ... Friday in the Octave of Easter, Year B

Reading 1

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Acts 4:1-12

After the crippled man had been cured,

while Peter and John were still speaking to the people,

the priests, the captain of the temple guard,

and the Sadducees confronted them,

disturbed that they were teaching the people

and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

They laid hands on Peter and John

and put them in custody until the next day,

since it was already evening.

But many of those who heard the word came to believe

and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

On the next day, their leaders, elders, and scribes

were assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest,

Caiaphas, John, Alexander,

and all who were of the high-priestly class.

They brought them into their presence and questioned them,

“By what power or by what name have you done this?”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them,

“Leaders of the people and elders:

If we are being examined today

about a good deed done to a cripple,

namely, by what means he was saved,

then all of you and all the people of Israel should know

that it was in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean

whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead;

in his name this man stands before you healed.

He is the stone rejected by you, the builders,

which has become the cornerstone.

There is no salvation through anyone else,

nor is there any other name under heaven

given to the human race by which we are to be saved.”

Responsorial Psalm

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118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a

R. (22) The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

or:

R. Alleluia.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,

for his mercy endures forever.

Let the house of Israel say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

Let those who fear the LORD say,

“His mercy endures forever.”

R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

or:

R. Alleluia.

The stone which the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

By the LORD has this been done;

it is wonderful in our eyes.

This is the day the LORD has made;

let us be glad and rejoice in it.

R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

or:

R. Alleluia.

O LORD, grant salvation!

O LORD, grant 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, and he has given us light.

R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

or:

R. Alleluia.

Sequence -- optional

Victimae paschali laudes

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Christians, to the Paschal Victim

Offer your thankful praises!

A Lamb the sheep redeems;

Christ, who only is sinless,

Reconciles sinners to the Father.

Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous:

The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.

Speak, Mary, declaring

What you saw, wayfaring.

“The tomb of Christ, who is living,

The glory of Jesus’ resurrection;

bright angels attesting,

The shroud and napkin resting.

Yes, Christ my hope is arisen;

to Galilee he goes before you.”

Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining.

Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!

Amen. Alleluia.

Alleluia

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Ps 118:24

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

This is the day the LORD has made;

let us be glad and rejoice in it.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

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Jn 21:1-14

Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.

He revealed himself in this way.

Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,

Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,

Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples.

Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We also will come with you.”

So they went out and got into the boat,

but that night they caught nothing.

When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore;

but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?”

They answered him, “No.”

So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat

and you will find something.”

So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in

because of the number of fish.

So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.”

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,

he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad,

and jumped into the sea.

The other disciples came in the boat,

for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards,

dragging the net with the fish.

When they climbed out on shore,

they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread.

Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.”

So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore

full of one hundred fifty-three large fish.

Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.

Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.”

And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?”

because they realized it was the Lord.

Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them,

and in like manner the fish.

This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples

after being raised from the dead.

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FOCUS AND LITURGY OF THE WORD

Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead. John 21:12–14

The appearances of Jesus after His Resurrection were cloaked in mystery. Not a mystery of confusion, but a mystery of profound depth and awe. On this, the third time Jesus appeared to His disciples, Jesus first spoke to them from the shore after they had been fishing all night without catching anything. He told them to try again and to throw the net over the right side of the boat. They did so without even realizing that it was Jesus Who was speaking to them. But upon catching more than they could handle, they realized it was the Lord.

The “mystery” present in this resurrection appearance has many aspects. Why did the disciples not recognize Jesus at first? Why did Jesus instruct them to throw the net over the right side of the boat? Why was Jesus made known through this catch of one hundred and fifty-three large fish? Why was Jesus cooking breakfast for the disciples on the shore? And why did John record that “none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’” Though all of these mysteries have answers that have been offered over the centuries by the saints and great Scripture commentators, it’s useful to also simply ponder the fact that Jesus’ resurrection appearances were, indeed, cloaked in mystery.

In a mystery novel, the reader is given various vague clues to help them try to figure out the mystery and solve it. The clues are vague intentionally so as to make the solving more enjoyable and challenging. However, when it comes to a “mystery of faith,” such as the mystery of faith surrounding Jesus’ resurrection appearances, the mystery is of an entirely different sort. In these cases, the mystery is one of depth and breadth and is something that has the potential to draw us deeper and deeper into the infinite nature of God and His saving action.

Take, for example, this one line quoted above: “And none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they realized it was the Lord.” It appears that the disciples gathered around Jesus as He was preparing breakfast on the shore and sat there in awe of Him. Their silent awe of Him in this appearance reveals that words are not sufficient. Normally, when you see someone whom you are happy to see, you greet them and start talking, asking them how they are, etc. But here, the disciples remained in this holy awe, listening to Him, receiving this meal and pondering the mystery of His resurrected presence.

Reflect, today, upon the ways that our Lord comes to you. It’s easy to miss Him since His ongoing presence in our lives is also mysterious. Imagine if the disciples would have ignored Jesus’ call to “Cast the net over the right side of the boat…” If they would have ignored that command, they may have never come to realize it was the Lord. Reflect upon the ways that our Lord speaks to you. Do you respond? Do you recognize Him? Do you allow yourself to be drawn into this holy awe of His divine presence? Follow the example of the disciples and be on the lookout for the ongoing presence of our Lord all around you.

My divine Lord, You are constantly present to me, day and night, and yet I so often fail to perceive You and adore You. Help me to become more aware of Your presence in my life. As I do, help me to enter more deeply into these holy mysteries with love, devotion and awe. Jesus, I trust in You.

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SAINT OF THE DAY

Saint Vincent Ferrer

(January 23, 1350 – April 5, 1419)

Saint Vincent Ferrer’s Story

The polarization in the Church today is a mild breeze compared with the tornado that ripped the Church apart during the lifetime of this saint. If any saint is a patron of reconciliation, Vincent Ferrer is.

Despite parental opposition, he entered the Dominican Order in his native Spain at 19. After brilliant studies, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Peter de Luna—who would figure tragically in his life.

Of a very ardent nature, Vincent practiced the austerities of his Order with great energy. He was chosen prior of the Dominican house in Valencia shortly after his ordination.

The Western schism divided Christianity first between two, then three, popes. Clement VII lived at Avignon in France, Urban VI in Rome. Vincent was convinced the election of Urban was invalid, though Catherine of Siena was just as devoted a supporter of the Roman pope. In the service of Cardinal de Luna, Vincent worked to persuade Spaniards to follow Clement. When Clement died, Cardinal de Luna was elected at Avignon and became Benedict XIII.

Vincent worked for him as apostolic penitentiary and Master of the Sacred Palace. But the new pope did not resign as all candidates in the conclave had sworn to do. He remained stubborn, despite being deserted by the French king and nearly all of the cardinals.

Vincent became disillusioned and very ill, but finally took up the work of simply “going through the world preaching Christ,” though he felt that any renewal in the Church depended on healing the schism. An eloquent and fiery preacher, he spent the last 20 years of his life spreading the Good News in Spain, France, Switzerland, the Low Countries and Lombardy, stressing the need of repentance and the fear of coming judgment. He became known as the “Angel of the Judgment.”

Vincent tried unsuccessfully, in 1408 and 1415, to persuade his former friend to resign. He finally concluded that Benedict was not the true pope. Though very ill, he mounted the pulpit before an assembly over which Benedict himself was presiding, and thundered his denunciation of the man who had ordained him a priest. Benedict fled for his life, abandoned by those who had formerly supported him. Strangely, Vincent had no part in the Council of Constance, which ended the schism.

Reflection

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The split in the Church at the time of Vincent Ferrer should have been fatal—36 long years of having two “heads.” We cannot imagine what condition the Church today would be in if, for that length of time, half the world had followed a succession of popes in Rome, and half an equally “official” number of popes in say, Rio de Janeiro. It is an ongoing miracle that the Church has not long since been shipwrecked on the rocks of pride and ignorance, greed and ambition. Contrary to Lowell’s words, “Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne,” we believe that “truth is mighty, and it shall prevail”—but it sometimes takes a long time.

Saint Vincent Ferrer is the Patron Saint of:

Builders

Businessmen

Reconciliation

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visualpoett · 10 months ago

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The Tomb of Christ, who is living, the glory of Jesus’ Resurrection: Bright angels attesting. Christ my hope is arisen. Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining. Have mercy, Prince of Life, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia.

#easter #pascha #resurrection sunday

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revkennsstuff · 10 months ago

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Alleluia! Christ is risen!

The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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theartistgirl · 2 years ago

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#Easter #Blessed Easter #Christ is Risen #He is Risen indeed #Alleluia

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chapel-roach · 10 months ago

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Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

#happy easter everyone!#i love you all #roach speaks

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catolinewsdailyreadings · 10 months ago

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Easter Sunday - The Resurrection of the Lord

Readings of Sunday, March 31, 2024

Reading 1

ACTS 10:34A, 37-43

Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible, not to all the people, but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Responsorial Psalm

PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.

R./ This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. or: R./ Alleluia.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.” R./ This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. or: R./ Alleluia.

“The right hand of the LORD has struck with power; the right hand of the LORD is exalted. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” R./ This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. or: R./ Alleluia.

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. R./ This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. or: R./ Alleluia.

Reading 2

COL 3:1-4

Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

Sequence Victimae Paschali Laudes

Gospel

JN 20:1-9

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.

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roman-catholic-mass-readings · 6 months ago

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22nd July >> Mass Readings (USA)

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalen

(Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II))

Either:

First Reading Song of Songs 3:1-4b I have found him whom my heart loves.

The Bride says:

On my bed at night I sought him whom my heart loves– I sought him but I did not find him. I will rise then and go about the city; in the streets and crossings I will seek Him whom my heart loves. I sought him but I did not find him. The watchmen came upon me, as they made their rounds of the city: Have you seen him whom my heart loves? I had hardly left them when I found him whom my heart loves.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Or:

First Reading 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no longer.

Brothers and sisters: The love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died. He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. Consequently, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh; even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no longer. So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9