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  • First reading Acts 2:14a, 22-32
    14aBut Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them,
    22“You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know — 
    23this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. 
    24But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. 
    25For David says concerning him,
         ‘I saw the Lord always before me,
              for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken;
    26  therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
              moreover my flesh will live in hope.
    27  For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
              or let your Holy One experience corruption.
    28  You have made known to me the ways of life;
              you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
    29“Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 
    30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. 
    ​31Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,
         ‘He was not abandoned to Hades,
              nor did his flesh experience corruption.’
    32This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.
    ​Psalm 16:1-11
    1   Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
    2   I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
              I have no good apart from you.”
    3   As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble,
              in whom is all my delight.
    4   Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
              their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
              or take their names upon my lips.
    5   The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
              you hold my lot.
    6   The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
              I have a goodly heritage.
    7   I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
              in the night also my heart instructs me.
    8   I keep the LORD always before me;
              because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
    9   Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
              my body also rests secure.
    10  For you do not give me up to Sheol,
              or let your faithful one see the Pit.
    ​11  You show me the path of life.
              In your presence there is fullness of joy;
              in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
    Second Reading 1 Peter 1:3-9
    ​3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,5who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.6In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,7so that the genuineness of your faith — being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire — may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.8Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,9for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
    ​Gospel John 20:19-31
    19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
    24But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
    26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
    30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
  • First reading Acts 2:14a, 36-41
    14aBut Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them,
    36“Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
    37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” 38Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.” 40And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
    psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
    1   I love the LORD, because he has heard
              my voice and my supplications.
    2   Because he inclined his ear to me,
              therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
    3   The snares of death encompassed me;
              the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
              I suffered distress and anguish.
    4   Then I called on the name of the LORD:
              “O LORD, I pray, save my life!”
    ​12  What shall I return to the LORD
              for all his bounty to me?
    13  I will lift up the cup of salvation
              and call on the name of the LORD,
    14   I will pay my vows to the LORD
              in the presence of all his people.
    15   Precious in the sight of the LORD
              is the death of his faithful ones.
    16  O LORD, I am your servant;
              I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.
              You have loosed my bonds.
    17  I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice
              and call on the name of the LORD.
    18  I will pay my vows to the LORD
              in the presence of all his people,
    19  in the courts of the house of the LORD,
              in your midst, O Jerusalem.
         Praise the LORD!
    second reading 1 Peter 1:17-23
    ​17If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. 18You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. 20He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. 21Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.
    22Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. 23You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
    gospel luke 24:13-35
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    13Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. 22Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.” 25Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.
    28As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. 29But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” 35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.