进堂咏
基督既从死者中复活,就不再死:死亡不再统治他了。亚肋路亚。(罗6:9)
集祷经
仁慈的天主,求你使我们在庆祝逾越奥迹时所获得的恩宠,常能在我们的生活中发挥实效,结出美果。因你的圣子、我们的主耶稣基督,他和你及圣神,是唯一天主,永生永王。亚孟。
读经一(主开明瞭里狄雅的心,使她接受保禄所讲的话。)
恭读宗徒大事录 16:11-15
我们从特洛阿开船,一直航到撒摩辣刻,第二天到了乃阿颇里,从那里到了斐理伯,这是马其顿一区的首城,罗马的殖民地。我们就在这城里住了几天。安息日,我们出了城门,到了河边,我们知道那里有个祈祷所。我们遂坐下向聚集的妇女讲话。有个敬畏天主的女人,名叫里狄雅,是提雅提辣城卖紫红布的,她一直在听;主开明了她的心,使她接受保禄所讲的话。她同她一家领了洗,便请求说:“你们若认为我是忠于主的人,就请到我家去住。”遂强邀我们去了。——上主的话。
(默想片刻)
答唱咏 咏149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9
【答】:上主喜爱自己的百姓。
或咏唱“亚肋路亚”
领:请你们向上主讴唱新歌,在圣者集会中向他祝贺!愿以色列因自己的创造者而踊跃,愿熙雍子民因自己的君王而欢乐!【答】
领:愿他们以舞蹈赞美上主的名,愿他们敲鼓弹琴向上主歌咏!因为上主喜爱自己的百姓,赏赐谦虚的人凯旋而得胜。【答】
领:愿圣徒因所受的光荣而喜庆,在自己的床榻上欢呼而歌颂。愿赞美天主的歌词在他们的口中,这也就是一切圣徒的光荣。【答】
福音前欢呼
领:亚肋路亚。
众:亚肋路亚。
领:主说:“真理之神必要为我作证,并且你们也要作证。”
众:亚肋路亚。
福音(真理之神要为我作证。)
恭读圣若望福音 15:26-16:4
那时候,耶稣对门徒说:“当护慰者,就是我从父那里要给你们派遣的,那发于父的真理之神来到时,他必要为我作证;并且你们也要作证,因为你们从开始就和我在一起。
“我给你们讲论了这些事,免得你们的信仰受动摇。人要把你们逐出会堂;并且时候必到,凡杀害你们的,还以为是尽恭敬天主的义务。他们这样作,是因为没有认识父,也没有认识我。我给你们讲论了这一切,是为叫你们在这一切发生时,想起我早告诉了你们这一切。”——上主的话。
(讲道后默想片刻)
献礼经
上主,求你收纳教会欢欣奉献的礼品;你既赐给了我们复活的喜悦,求你也使我们将来得享永恒的福乐。因主耶稣基督之名,求你俯听我们的祈祷。亚孟。
复活期颂谢词
领主咏
耶稣来到门徒中间,对他们说:“愿你们平安!”亚肋路亚。(若20:19)
(领主后默祷片刻)
领圣体后经
上主,求你垂顾你的子民;你既以永生的奥迹使我们重获新生,求你恩赐我们将来也获享不朽的荣福,得到肉身的复活。因主耶稣基督之名,求你俯听我们的祈祷。亚孟。
敬畏天主、按照良心生活的人会得到天主更多的祝福。里狄雅是圣保禄传教行程中遇到的一个敬畏天主的人,她用心听保禄宣讲,“她一直用心听”,所以天主开明了她的心,让她信从了福音。她的心是开放的、灵敏的向天主的邀请开放,天主透过主耶稣的福音邀请她,让她体会自己对她深深的爱,她体会到了,并做出了回应。这回应使她的生命更有意义,更圆满。
跟随了主耶稣的基督徒也要保持灵敏的心,努力向天主的呼唤开放,不然就会慢慢远离天主,听不到天主的声音,渐渐失去生命的方向。人离开天主,不按照良心生活,生命就会乱七八糟,没有方向、没有意义。
基督徒都要效法圣保禄,把主耶稣的教导宣讲出去。没有宣讲,不认识主耶稣的人就没有机会皈依。圣保禄不辞劳苦,到很多地方为主耶稣作证,让许多人认识了真道,明瞭了生命的意义,改善了生活,走上了正路。
圣保禄,请为我们代祷,让我们充满热忱,尽力宣讲主耶稣。
As we come to the end of the Easter season, the Gospel speaks of the Spirit which Jesus will send after he has left us to join his Father. He is the Spirit both of the Father and of the Son, of Jesus Himself. He will dwell within us so that we can continue to be inspired by the message that Jesus gave us. And so that they can continue to give witness to God's will for the world. And he will also guide them in applying that message to the many different situations in which the Christian communities will find themselves in the times ahead. And it is important to hear this promise of the ongoing presence of Jesus in them through the Spirit - because they need to realize that there are tough times ahead. They will not only be persecuted by secular powers but also by believers in God. Some of those who will kill them will even think they are doing something good for God. But those who act in this way do not really know the Father or his Son, Jesus. And we still face enemies like this - some who want to get rid of all forms of religion and others who attack us on the basis of our religious beliefs. And some of these even call themselves Christians. We are not to be surprised at this; still less are we to retaliate. Our prayer has to be that of Jesus: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing."
"It was ordained that Christ should suffer and so enter into His glory". Thank You Lord!
|