SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER/DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY C Lectionary #45
Beginning on this Sunday, the second reading for each Sunday of the Easter Season is taken from Revelation. Preachers may want to pay some attention to this set of readings, especially because of the way Revelation is misinterpreted in our days as a book that gives clues to the end of the world. Musicians may want to attend to it by planning to use music that has an eschatological tone, and even to use some selections that incorporate the hymn texts found in Revelation, esp. Rev. 19:1-7, which is used at evening prayer.
Though this Sunday bears the additional title “Divine Mercy,” the devotion to the Divine Mercy should not be incorporated into Mass, nor should the readings and other texts for the Octave/Second Sunday of Easter be replaced, nor should the image of the Divine Mercy be displayed in the sanctuary during Mass. Because the devotion is not required of the faithful, no one should be forced to take part in it who may not want to. The service might take place, however, at a time apart from the regular Mass schedule.
This day in 2007 is also Yom HaShoah—the commemoration of the Holocaust. See the next set of suggestions for ideas about observing this remembrance.
Acts 5:12-16. Each year, in the first readings of the Easter Season, we hit the highlights of Luke's account of life in the early church. Here, the text describes the unique role of Peter and the awe in which he was held, even by non-believers.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (117) 118
As noted for Easter Sunday, this individual song of thanksgiving becomes for us Jesus' own celebration of the resurrection and our assurance that the "rejected stone" of the crucified Christ has become the "cornerstone" of our faith.
Dad Gracias al Señor (Taulé) FYC 259
Den Gracias al Señor (Cortés) Cantos 76
Give Thanks to the Lord (Alstott) JS 96
Give Thanks to the Lord (Boschetti/Fowler) CBW 91
Give Thanks to the Lord (Guimont) LPMG 43, 44, 45
Give Thanks to the Lord (Hopson) PMB 618/PRM C57
Give Thanks to the Lord (Schiavone) JS 923/LP 66
Give Thanks to the Lord (Smith) GP 264/MI-BB/SP4 56
Give Thanks to the Lord (Waddell/Gelineau) WOR 838/RS 159/LPGG 843
Suggested Common Psalm: Ps (117) 118
See suggestions for Easter Sunday.
Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19. The introduction to the final book of the Christian Bible places John in exile on the island of Patmos , where he has a vision on a Sunday. The imagery is drawn from various apocalyptic books of the Hebrew Bible. Jesus appears as the Christ in a cosmic role, holding the keys of death and invoking the role of the Creator as the “first and the last, the one who lives.”
John 20:19-31. In John the resurrection appearance to the disciples happens on Easter Sunday evening, when Christ appears bringing a gift that the Bible says comes directly from God: peace, shalom. Not only does he bring this gift, Christ shares with the disciples the divine Spirit, through whom sins are forgiven. One week later, when Thomas has joined the group, Jesus points out the key role of faith, especially for all who were not eyewitnesses to the events of his death and resurrection.
Songs for the Liturgy
See also suggestions for Easter Sunday, many of which are appropriate on any Sunday of the Easter Season.
A Living Hope (1) CBW 613/PMB 284
At the Font We Start Our Journey (G) WC 744
Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (G) RS 729/WOR 586/WC 780/WS
Baptized in Living Waters (2,G) WC 745/WS/PMB 386
Baptized in Water (2,G) WOR 720/GC 798/RS 903/CBW 614/WC 606/WS/PMB 286/JS 542
Christ Has Risen (G) GC 451
Christ Is Here (G) BB
Christ, Our King before Creation (G) CBW 499
Church of God (1) WC 743/RS 783/GC 664/GP 571/CBW 581/PMB 381
Crown Him with Many Crowns (G) WOR 496/CBW 437/GP 420/MI-BB/LMGM 68/WC 712/RS 626/GC 485/JS 480/WS/PMB 359
Do Not Be Afraid (G) JS 731/GP 630/MI-BB
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether (1) WOR 731/RS 917/JS 797/MI-BB
Eye Has Not Seen (G) MI-BB/RS 758/GC 638/CBW 482/WC 838/WS 596
Father, We Thank Thee (1) WOR 558/CBW 528/RS 705/GC 568/WC 621/WS/PMB 316
Glory and Praise to Our God (G) GP 671/MI-BB/RS 696/GC 522/WC 887/JS 596/WS
He Comes to Us as One Unknown (2,G) WOR 573
*He Walks among the Golden Lamps (2) WOR 684
I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord (1) WOR 726/CBW 424/WC 855/RS 854/GC 806/WS/PMB 320
In the Breaking of the Bread/Cuando Partimos el Pan del Señor (1) JS 808/MI-BB/RS 932/GC 841/WC 384/GP 508/WS/PMB 303
Is Your All on the Altar (G) LMGM 277
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed (G) WC 721/PMB 369
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (G) WOR 525/GP 693/MI-BB/RS 669/GC 528/CBW 511/WC 530/WS/PMB 497/JS 617
Now the Feast and Celebration (2) RS 853/GC 742
*O Sons and Daughters (G) WOR 447/LMGM 60/CBW 404/BB/RS 579/GC 423/WC 575/JS 420/GP 379/WS/PMB 274
*Our God Reigns, v 5 (G) WC 890/WS 647
*Peace (G) MI-BB/WC 852/JS 741/GP 649/WS/PMB 462
Peace with the Father (G) WOR 660
Praise the Spirit in Creation (G) WOR 477/RS 609
Prayer of Peace (G) GC 729
Rejoice! the Lord Is King (2) WOR 493/WC 726/JS 478/MI-BB/LMGM 93/RS 627/GC 487/PMB 355
Sent Forth by God's Blessing (G) WC 318/MI-BB/CBW 533/WC 587,588/JS 768/GP 588/WS/PMB 474,475
Shalom, My Friends (G) WC 850/WS/PMB 456
*Show Me Your Hands, Your Feet, Your Side (G) HG 109
Sing of the Lord's Goodness JS 605/MI-BB/GC 547/GP 690
*Take and Eat, vss 2,6 (2,G) RS 910/GC 831/CBW 611/WC 651/WS
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (G) WOR 457/RS 599/GC 445/CBW 392
The Spirit of God (G) WC 771/GC 458/WS/PMB 399
The Strife Is O'er (2) WOR 451/LMGM 64/CBW 395/MI-BB/WC 547/JS 431/RS 587/GC 446/GP 384/WS/PMB 257
Thine Be the Glory, v 3 (G) WC 555
This Is the Day When Light Was First Created (G) WOR 663/RS 842/GC 746
This Is the Feast of Victory (2) WOR 458/WC 886/MI-BB/RS 583/GC 429/CBW 396/WC 917/JS 428/WS/PMB 489
We Know That Christ Is Raised (2) WC 564/WOR 721/RS 906/CBW 398
We Remember (1,G) GP 255/MI-BB/WC 655/RS 724/GC 593/WS
*We Walk by Faith (2,G) WOR 572/GP 258/MI-BB/WC 803/RS 723/GC 590/CBW 495/WS/PMB 416/JS 700
We've Come This Far by Faith (G) LMGM 225
*Without Seeing You (2,G) GC 844
World Peace Prayer (G) GC 732
You Are the Voice (2) GC 549/CBW 576