Third Sunday of Easter

Processional Hymn - Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, O heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

First Reading - Acts 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 fathers, 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 Christ would suffer.
Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away.”

Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 4

R. Lord, let your face shine on us.

I called, the God of justice gave me answer;
From anguish, your released me, have mercy and hear me!
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.

Know that the LORD works wonders for his faithful one;
The LORD will hear me whenever I call him.
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.

Left up the light of your face on us, O LORD.
You have put into my heart a greater joy.
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.

In peace, I will lie down and fall asleep,
For you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.

Second Reading - 1 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 commandments.
Those who say, “I know him,” but do not keep his commandments are liars, and the truth is not in them.
But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him.

Gospel - Luke 24:35-48

The two disciples recounted what had taken place on 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 Christ 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.”

Prayer for Our Lady of Angels Parish

Heavenly Father, we thank you for gathering us together and calling us to serve as your disciples.
You have charged us through your Son, Jesus, with the great mission of evangelizing and witnessing your love to the world.
Send your Holy Spirit to guide us as we discern your will for the spiritual renewal of our parish.
Give us strength, courage, and clear vision as we use our gifts to serve you.
We entrust our parish family to the care of Mary, our mother, and ask for her intercession and guidance, as we strive to build a parish that loves God, embraces all people, and shares the Gospel joyfully.

Communion Hymn - Lord, Who at Your First Eucharist

Lord, who at your first Eucharist did pray
That all your Church might be forever one,
Help us at ev'ry Eucharist to say
With longing heart and soul, “Your will be done.”
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

For all your Church O Lord, we intercede;
O make our lack of charity to cease.
Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
By drawing all to you, O Prince of Peace.
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

We pray for those who wander from your fold;
O bring them back, Good Shepherd of the sheep,
Back to the faith which saints believed of old,
Back to the Church which still that faith does keep.
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
May we be one with all your Church above,
One with your saints in one unbroken peace,
One with your saints in one unbounded love.
More blessed still, in peace and love to be
One with the Trinity in unity.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you in my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and I unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Recessional Hymn - The Strife is O’er

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The strife is o’er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor’s triumph won;
Songs of rejoicing have begun.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The pow’rs of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed;
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

On the third day, Christ rose again
Glorious in majesty to reign;
O let us swell the joyful strain!
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

He closed the yawning gates of hell;
The bars from heav’ns high portals fell.
Let hymns of praise his triumph tell.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Lord, by the stripes which wounded you.
From death’s dread sting your servants too,
That we may live and sing to you.
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!