Appearance of the Risen One to women

Gospel (Mt 28,8-15) - At that time, having quickly abandoned the tomb with fear and great joy, the women ran to give the announcement to his disciples. And behold, Jesus came to meet them and said: «Greetings to you!». And they came and clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee: there they will see me." While they were on their way, behold, some guards came into the city and announced to the chief priests everything that had happened. These then gathered with the elders and, after consulting, gave a good sum of money to the soldiers, saying: «Say like this: “His disciples came in the night and stole him while we slept”. And if the matter ever comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and free you from all worries." They took the money and did as instructed. Thus this story has spread among the Jews to this day.

I saw the Lord

Gospel (Jn 20,11-18) - At that time, Mary was outside, near the tomb, and she was crying. While she was crying, she bent down towards the tomb and saw two angels in white robes, one sitting at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been placed. And they said to her: «Woman, why you cry?". She replied to them: "They have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have placed him." Having said this, she turned back and saw Jesus, standing; but she didn't know it was Jesus. She said Jesus to her: «Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?". She, thinking that he was the guardian of the garden, said to him: "Lord, if you took him away, tell me where you put him and I will go and get him." Jesus said to her: «Mary!». She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” - which means: «Master!». Jesus said to her: «Do not hold me back, because I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them: 'I ascend to my Father…

The disciples of Emmaus

Gospel (Lk 24,13-35) - And behold, that same day, two were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem, and they were talking to each other about everything that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself approached and walked with them. But their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What are these conversations that you are having among yourselves along the way?" They stopped, with sad faces; one of them, named Cleopas, replied to him: «Only you are a stranger in Jerusalem! Don't you know what has happened to you in these days? He asked them: «What?». They answered him: «What concerns Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet powerful in deeds and words, before God and all the people; how the chief priests and our authorities handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. We hoped that he was the one who would deliver Israel; with all that, it's been three days since these…

"Peace to you"

Gospel (Lk 24,35-48) - At that time, they told what had happened along the way and how they had recognized it in the breaking of the bread. While they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said: "Peace be with you!". Shocked and full of fear, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your heart? Look at my hands and feet: it's really me! Touch me and look; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you can see that I have." Saying this, he showed them his hands and feet. But since they still did not believe for joy and were filled with amazement, he said: "Do you have anything to eat here?". They offered him a portion of roasted fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. Then he said: "These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you: all things written about me in the law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to…

Apparition near the lake

Gospel (Jn 21,1-14) - At that time, Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples on the Sea of Tiberias. And he manifested himself like this: Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them: "I am going fishing." They said to him: "We too are coming with you." Then they went out and got into the boat; but that night they took nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them: "Children, have you nothing to eat?". They replied: "No." Then he said to them, "Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find." They threw it away and could no longer lift it due to the large quantity of fish. Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: "It is the Lord!". Simon Peter, as soon as he heard that he was the Lord, tightened his robe around his waist, because he was undressed, and threw…

Go all over the world

Gospel (Mk 16,9-15) - Risen in the morning, on the first day after the Sabbath, Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons. She went to announce it to those who had been with him and were in mourning and crying. But when they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they did not believe her. After this, he appeared in a different form to two of them, as they were traveling towards the countryside. They too returned to announce it to the others; but they didn't believe them either. In the end he also appeared to the Eleven, while they were at table, and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him resurrected. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”

II of Easter

Gospel (Jn 20,19-31) - On the evening of that day, the first of the week, while the doors of the place where the disciples were were closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you!". Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. And the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again: «Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, I also send you." Having said this, he breathed and said to them: «Receive the Holy Spirit. Those whose sins you forgive, they will be forgiven; those whom you do not forgive, they will not be forgiven." Thomas, one of the Twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples said to 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 into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” Eight days later the disciples were back in the house and Thomas was also…

The Annunciation

Gospel (Jn 3,1-8) - Among the Pharisees there was a man named Nicodèmo, one of the leaders of the Jews. He went to Jesus at night and said to him: «Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; in fact, no one can perform these signs that you perform, if God is not with him." Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodèmo said to him: «How can a man be born when he is old? Can he perhaps enter his mother's womb a second time and be reborn?" Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Don't be surprised if I told you: you must be born from above. The wind blows where it wants and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes: so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

He who came down from heaven

Gospel (Jn 3,7-15) - At that time, Jesus said to Nicodèmo: «Do not be surprised if I said to you: you must be born from above. The wind blows where it wants and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes: so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." Nicodèmo replied to him: «How can this happen?». Jesus answered him: «Are you the teacher of Israel and do not know these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify to what we have seen; but you do not accept our testimony. If I have told you things of the earth and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you things of heaven? No one has ever ascended to heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."

This is how God loved the world

Gospel (Jn 3,16-21) - At that time, Jesus said to Nicodèmo: «God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not be lost, but have eternal life. In fact, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned; but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he did not believe in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And the judgment is this: the light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness more than the light, because their works were evil. For whoever does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be condemned. Instead, he who does the truth comes towards the light, so that it may clearly appear that his works were done in God."

The Father loves the Son and has given everything into his hand

Gospel (Jn 3,31-36) - He who comes from above is above all; but he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks according to the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony from him. Whoever accepts the testimony confirms that God is truthful. For he whom God sent speaks the words of God: without measure he gives the Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything into his hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Multiplication of the loaves

Gospel (Jn 6,1-15) - At that time, Jesus crossed to the other shore of the Sea of Galilee, that is, Tiberias, and a large crowd followed him, because he saw the signs he performed on the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat there with his disciples. Easter, the Jewish feast, was near. Then Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him and said to Philip: "Where can we buy bread so that these people can eat?". He said this to test him; in fact he knew what he was about to do. Philip replied to him: "Two hundred denarii of bread are not enough even for everyone to receive a piece." Then one of his disciples, Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, said to him: «There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what is this for so many people?”. Jesus replied: "Make them sit down." There was a lot of grass in that place. So they sat down, and there were about five thousand men. Then Jesus took the loaves and, after giving thanks, gave them to those who…

Jesus walks on water

Gospel (Jn 6,16-21) - When evening came, Jesus' disciples went down to the sea, got into the boat and set off towards the other shore of the sea in the direction of Capernaum. It was now dark and Jesus had not yet reached them; the sea was rough, because a strong wind was blowing. After rowing about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were afraid. But he said to them: «It is I, do not be afraid!». Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat touched the shore to which they were headed.

III of Easter

Gospel (Lk 24,35-48) - At that time, [the two disciples who had returned from Emmaus] narrated [to the Eleven and those who were with them] what had happened along the way and how they had recognized [Jesus] in the breaking of the bread. While they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said: "Peace be with you!". Shocked and full of fear, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your heart? Look at my hands and feet: it's really me! Touch me and look; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you can see that I have." Saying this, he showed them his hands and feet. But since they still did not believe for joy and were filled with amazement, he said: "Do you have anything to eat here?". They offered him a portion of roasted fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. Then he said: "These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you: all things written about me in the…

The work of God

Gospel (Jn 6,22-29) - The next day, the crowd, remaining on the other side of the sea, saw that there was only one boat and that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but his disciples had left alone. Other boats had arrived from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten the bread, after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that Jesus was no longer there and neither were his disciples, they got into boats and headed towards Capernaum to look for Jesus. They found him on the other side of the sea and said to him: «Rabbi, when did you come here? ». Jesus answered them: «Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were satisfied. Busy yourselves, not for the food that does not last, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. Because the Father, God, has set his seal on him." They then said to him: "What must we do to do the works of God?". Jesus answered…

My Father gives you true bread

Gospel (Jn 6,30-35) - At that time, the crowd said to Jesus: «What sign do you perform so that we see and believe you? What work do you do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written: "He gave them bread from heaven to eat." Jesus answered them: «Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Then they said to him, "Lord, always give us this bread." Jesus answered them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never be hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty!".

Whoever believes has eternal life

Gospel (Jn 6,35-40) - At that time, Jesus said to the crowd: «I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will not be hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty! But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me: he who comes to me I will not cast out, for I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me: that I should not lose anything of what he has given me, but that he should raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father: that whoever sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life; and I will raise him up on the last day."

I am the living bread

Gospel (Jn 6,44-51) - At that time, Jesus said to the crowd: «No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the prophets: "And all will be taught by God." Whoever has listened to the Father and learned from him comes to me. Not because anyone has seen the Father; only he who comes from God has seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and died; This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that whoever eats it will not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread he will live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

My meat is real food

Gospel (Jn 6,52-59) - At that time, the Jews began to argue bitterly among themselves: "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?". Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will resurrect him on the last day. For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live through the Father, so he who eats me will live through me. This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like what the fathers ate and died. Whoever eats this bread will live forever." Jesus said these things, teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Reactions to the bread of life speech

Gospel (Jn 6,60-69) - At that time, many of Jesus' disciples, after listening, said: «This word is hard! Who can listen to it?". Jesus, knowing within himself that his disciples were murmuring about this, said to them: “Does this scandalize you? What if you saw the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? It is the Spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no use; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. But there are some among you who do not believe." In fact, Jesus knew from the beginning who those who did not believe were and who it was who would betray him. And he said: "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to him by the Father." From that time many of his disciples turned back and no longer went with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve: "Do you want to leave too?". Simon Peter answered him: «Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life and we have believed and known that you are the Holy One of God."

IV of Easter

Gospel (Jn 10,11-18) - At that time, Jesus said: «I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. The mercenary - who is not a shepherd and to whom the sheep do not belong - sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep and runs away, and the wolf kidnaps them and scatters them; because he is a mercenary and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and my sheep know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. »And I have other sheep that do not come from this pen: I must lead them too. They will listen to my voice and become one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I give my life, to then take it back again. Nobody takes it away from me: I give it from myself. I have the power to give it and the power to take it back again. This is the command I received from my Father."

I am the door of the sheep

Gospel (Jn 10,1-10) - At that time, Jesus said: «Truly, truly, I say to you: whoever does not enter the sheep pen through the door, but climbs in from another side, is a thief and a robber. Whoever enters through the door, however, is a shepherd of the sheep. The guardian opens the door to him and the sheep listen to his voice: he calls his sheep, each by name, and leads them out. And when he has driven out all his sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers." Jesus told them this simile, but they did not understand what he was talking about. Then Jesus said to them again: “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All those who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door: if anyone enters through me, he will be saved; he will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes…

I give my sheep eternal life

Gospel (Jn 10,22-30)

I as light came into the world

Gospel (Jn 12,44-50) - At that time, Jesus exclaimed: «Whoever believes in me does not believe in me but in him who sent me; whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me will not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him; because I have not come to condemn the world, but to save the world. Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words has someone who condemns him: the word that I have spoken will condemn him on the last day. For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to speak and what I should say. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Therefore, the things that I say, I say just as the Father has said them to me."