Liturgy This Week
2nd Sunday of Easter - April 19, 2020
Note: this is NOT a video of mass; the Eucharist is being celebrated privately on our behalf by the Archbishop and others (links can be found at archstl.org). This is a glimpse of what you would have heard and seen at St. Vincent's this weekend if we could have all been here together.
On this Sunday we are still in the Octave of Easter -- the Church always celebrates this week as if every day was Easter! For a week and a day. If we had had daily mass, we would have been using the Gloria every day. Today we still use Psalm 118, which is also the psalm for Easter morning; last week the refrain was "This Is The Day the Lord Has Made", this week we sing, "Give Thanks to the Lord for He Is Good!"
In the Acts of the Apostles, we find the Apostles building the early Church. We hear Peter tell the people that although they might be suffering now, there is every reason to rejoice in Jesus!
Finally, we find Thomas showing up and finding the others huddled in fear; it's no wonder he doesn't believe them. But our Lord appears and we believe.
BTW, we don't have any coffee and donuts today. However, if you stick around 'til the end -- we do have a special treat for you!
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We cannot gather together physically today, so we join together in spirit with:
Opening Song:
Alleluia, Love Is Alive
by Steve Angrisano, Jesse Manibusan, Sarah Hart (Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-720006. All rights reserved.)
1st Reading:
Acts 2:42-47
Responsorial Psalm:
Psalm 118, Give Thanks to the Lord
by Steve Angrisano, Brian Green (Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-720006. All rights reserved.)
2nd Reading:
1 Peter 1:3-9
Alleluia:
Alle, Alle
by John Angotti (Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-720006. All rights reserved.)
Gospel:
John 20:1-9
Homily:
Father Jim Beighlie, CM
Reflection:
Yours Today
by Rory Cooney (Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-720006. All rights reserved.)
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