First reading
Acts 3:13–15, 17–19
You killed the prince of life: God, however, raised him from the dead.
Responsorial psalm
Psalm 4:2, 4, 7, 9
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.
Second reading
1 John 2:1–5
Jesus Christ is the sacrifice that takes our sins away, and the world’s.
Gospel acclamation
cf. Luke 24:32
Lord Jesus, make your word plain to us: make our hearts burn with love when you speak.
Gospel
Luke 24:35–48
It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead.
Images from the Word
- Breaking of bread
- Touch me and see
- Took and ate
- Prince of life
- Our advocate
Liturgical notes
By reason of the sign, it is required that the material for the Eucharistic Celebration truly have the appearance of food. Therefore, it is desirable that the Eucharistic Bread, even though unleavened and made in the traditional form, be fashioned in such a way that the Priest at Mass with the people is truly able to break it into parts and distribute these to at least some of the faithful.
—General Instruction of the Roman Missal, §321
Because we regularly use signs in our celebration, we occasionally need to review the way in which we us them so that they do what is expected of them. The Church reminds us that the bread we use at Mass needs to have the appearance of food and needs to be actually broken and shared with the assembly. In this way, we are inviting the community to recognise their Lord in the breaking of bread so that they may be united in the gift of being the Body of Christ.
‘Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia’
—entrance antiphon