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4th Week of Easter Jubilate April 25-May 1 2021
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Jubilate) Isaiah 40:25–31 or Lamentations 3:22–33 1 Peter 2:11–20 or 1 John 3:1–3 John 16:16–22 Those Who Wait on the Lord Shall Rejoice The people of God are pilgrims and sojourners in this world, looking ahead to a destination yet to come (1 Peter 2:11–20). Though…
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3rd Week of Easter Misericordias Domini April 18-24 2021
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (Misericordias Domini) Ezekiel 34:11–16 1 Peter 2:21–25 John 10:11–16 The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep Our Lord Jesus is the Good Shepherd (John 10:11–16). He is not like the hireling, who cares nothing for the sheep and only for himself, who flees when he sees…
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Second Week of Easter Quasimodo Geniti April 11-17 2021
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (Quasimodo Geniti) Ezekiel 37:1–14 1 John 5:4–10 John 20:19–31 The Wounds of Christ Give Us Life “For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood” (1 John 5:7). These three point to Christ and flow from Christ. Jesus shows His disciples…
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First week of Easter April 4-10 2021
EASTER DAY Job 19:23–27 1 Corinthians 5:6–8 or 1 Corinthians 15:51–57 Mark 16:1–8 Christ’s Resurrection Means That We Will One Day Be Raised “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, eternal death has passed over us. Now…
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Good Friday April 2, 2021
GOOD FRIDAY Isaiah 52:13—53:12 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 John 18:1—19:42 Behold the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World Jesus, the Lamb of God, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the world. “Despised and rejected by…
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Maundy Thursday April 1, 2021
HOLY (MAUNDY) THURSDAY Exodus 12:1–14 or Exodus 24:3–11 1 Corinthians 11:23–32 John 13:1–15 (34–35) Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). By eating…