Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, April 15 2018

Third Sunday of Easter

Third Sunday of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

3,13-15.17-19.

]Peter said to the people: "The God of Abraham, (the God) of Isaac, and (the God) of Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus whom you handed over and denied in Pilate's presence, when he had decided to release him.
]You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
]The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses.
]Now I know, brothers, that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did;
]but God has thus brought to fulfillment what he had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.
]Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away."

Psalm

Psalms

4,2.4.7.9.

]When I call, answer me, O my just God,
you who relieve me when I am in distress;
have pity on me, and hear my prayer!
]Know that the LORD does wonders for his faithful one;
the LORD will hear me when I call upon him.
]O LORD, let the light of your countenance shine upon us!
]As soon as I lie down, I fall peacefully asleep,
for you alone, O LORD,
bring security to my dwelling.

2. Reading

First Letter of John

2,1-5a.

]My children, I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
]He is expiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world.
]The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep his command ments.
]Whoever says, "I know him," but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
]But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him:

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

24,35-48.

]The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
]While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."
]But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
]Then he said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?
]Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have."
]And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
]While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
]They gave him a piece of baked fish;
]he took it and ate it in front of them.
]He said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled."
]Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.
]And he said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day
]and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
]You are witnesses of these things."

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St. Paternus(Bishop (5th century))

SAINT PATERNUS Bishop (c. 482 - c. 550) St. Paternus was born in Poitiers, France, circa 482. His father, Patranus, went to Ireland for holy solitude near the end of life. St. Paternus began his monastic vocation at the abbey of Marnes. He later went to Cardiganshire (present-day Ceredigion) in Wales and founded a monastery. The monastery was mentioned as Llan-patern-vaur, or the church of the great Paternus, but is today called St. Padarn's Church. St. Paternus visited his father in Ireland before being called back to the monastery of Marnes. He later retired with St. Scubilion, a monk of that house, and embraced an austere anchoretical life in the forests of Scicy (present-day Cerisy Forest). They obtained the bishop and ruling lord's consent to live near the sea in the diocese of Coutances. Their area, which had been popular among Druids, has since been eroded by the sea. St. Paternus converted neighboring communities as far as Bayeux and demolished a pagan temple used for votive offerings and human sacrifice. In his old age, St. Paternus was consecrated bishop of Avranches by St. Germanus, the bishop of Rouen. When false shepherds sowed discord among the bishops with respect to St. Paternus, they fell away after their accusations were tested. After governing his diocese for thirteen years, St. Paternus sought holy solitude. He passed away peacefully around the year 550.

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