A. Introduction
a) To the Holy Mass
Dear
Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Good
morning!
Welcome
to Saint Dominic’s Parish Church for the celebration of the Third Sunday of
Easter, Year A.
Christ,
the Risen Lord, does not abandon His friends in confusion and at loss because
of His suffering and death on the cross. After He rose from the dead, He
appeared to the believers in Him, strengthened their faith in Him through His
teaching on salvation and in particular through the breaking of bread.
We
pray for the blessing of encounter with the Lord Who lives now deep in all
aspects of our life and in our hearts. Only when we meet Him personally
can we become witnesses of His glorious victory over the Evil One.
Please
all stand for the entrance hymn.
b) To the Readings
- First Reading: Acts
2:14.22-33
The
Resurrection of Christ was the main topic of the apostolic preaching in the
early times of Christianity. For the audience of Jewish majority Saint
Peter showed convincing evidence from Sacred Scripture that Christ was raised
from the dead in accordance with what had been written.
- Second Reading: 1 Pt 1:17-21
Our
new life in Christ was paid with so high a price: the Blood of the Son of
God. We owe, therefore, a sea of gratitude to Christ Who died so that we
might live through the mercy of God Who forgave our sins because of
Christ.
B. Hymns for Holy Mass
a) Entrance: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (ES #111)
b) Responsorial Psalm: EM Page
139
c) Offertory: All
Good Gifts (ES #298)
d) Communion: Age to
Age (ES #273)
e) Recessional: This
Day Was Made by the Lord (ES #121)
