The Annunciation of the Lord refers to the time when the angel Gabriel

visited the Blessed Virgin Mary to tell her that she would be the mother of the savior.

"Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word."

The Virgin is blessed among women because she accepted the ministry of being the mother of God the Son.

Our Lady is the supreme example of obedience to the will of God.

The primary meaning of each day of our lives is to say with her.

 

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Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10

Once again Yahweh addressed Ahaz,

 『Jesus walks with me, but I hardly notice him.』

O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

The two disciples’ journey to Emmaus, They simply could not believe that Jesus had in fact risen from the dead.

But at the breaking of the bread, he gave them his body and blood – lifted their veil of grief.

 

 

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Acts 3:1-10

 

Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord.

 

 “My Lord and my God.”

  Thomas : “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

 Jesus said : “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side.

  

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Acts 4:32-35

The whole community

 "Seeing with faith."

Jesus looks at me and speaks my name! Can I hear him?

Do I have a sense of the depth of his love for me as he speaks my name?

As Christians, our life now is a whole new life with God which enables us to proclaim,

along with Mary Magdalene, that we have truly seen the Lord.

 

 

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Acts 2:36-41

"Let Israel, then, know for sure,

 It took a few occasions and apparitions to convince them that the Lord had risen from death.

We do believe that there is One absolute Being who created us all

and who made himself known to us not through our natural way of knowing Him but through His Son,

our Lord Jesus Christ, the fullness of His revelation.

The Good News simply could not be contained, nor should it be hoarded by those who have received it.

It has to be shared. It has to be shared.

  

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Acts 4:13-21

They were astonished

 "Lord, may we always live in the joy and hope of the resurrection."
The resurrection was a joyful occasion for the disciples.
It is the vindication of their beliefs.

The invitation of Jesus is to go to Galilee and there 'they will see him'.
It's the same invitation he gives to us.
'Galilee' we find ourselves aware of Jesus' presence.
We find God in the old and familiar places of life, as the apostles found him once again in Galilee.

 

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Acts 2:14, 22-33 

Then Peter stood up

What does Peter do? He goes back to where it all started. To Tiberias. To fishing. '

Fishing was what he was always good at.

Jesus said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”

So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

Sure enough, the Master comes again. 

This time Peter wouldn't say, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man" (Lk 5:8). 

 

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 Acts 4:1-12

 

 

Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-24, 25-27a The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

 

 The glory of God that has now been revealed through the vindication of Jesus risen from the dead.
"If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith."
                                                                                                 (1 Corinthians 15:14)

As part of Christ's rising from the dead, he shed his old burial clothes like the snake that shed its skin, both becoming bright and vibrant.
Easter invites us to put on vibrant new garments — essentially, to "put on Christ."

 

1st Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43

Peter then spoke to them,

The two disciples who recognized the Risen One in the breaking of bread. Christ indeed from death is risen,

as he had done on the Emmaus road, the Anointed One of God had to suffer;

that he then had to rise from the dead to a new form of life; our new life obtaining,

And that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to al the nations.

 

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Acts 3:11-26

While he clung to Peter and John,

The Paschal Candle is the symbol of the "light of Christ, rising in glory," scattering the "darkness of our hearts and minds."

Jesus' triumph over death, Christ shattering the gates and breaking the chains of hell.

The liturgical atmosphere changes from sorrow to joy at this service.

The faithful continue to fast and the Paschal greeting,is not exchanged until after midnight during the Paschal Vigil

since this service represents the proclamation of Jesus' victory over death to those in Hades.

 

 

 

                                  "Christ is risen!"   "Christ is risen!"  "Christ is risen!" 

 

 

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Genesis 1:1-2:2 (or 1:1, 26-31a) 

Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35

 

Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!