PEACE BE WITH YOU

Easter Thursday

‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts?

First Reading Acts 3:11-26 You killed the prince of life: God, however, raised him from the dead

Everyone came running towards Peter and John in great excitement, to the Portico of Solomon, as it is
called, where the man was still clinging to Peter and John. When Peter saw the people he addressed them, ‘Why are you so surprised at this? Why are you staring at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or holiness? You are Israelites, and it is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servant Jesus, the same Jesus you handed over and then disowned in the presence of Pilate after Pilate had decided to release him. It was you who accused the Holy One, the Just One, you who demanded the reprieve of a murderer while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses; and it is the name of Jesus which, through our faith in it, has brought back the strength of this man whom you see here and who is well known to you. It is faith in that name that has restored this man to health, as you can all see.....

Responsorial Psalm: How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Gospel Luke 24:35-48

It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead

The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread.

They were still talking about all this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, ‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, and they stood there dumbfounded; so he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes.

Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms has to be fulfilled.’ He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.'

Jesus, I trust in you.  Lord you are the Prince of Peace, let your peace abide with me. Have mercy on me Lord. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me.

AELF «LA PAIX SOIT AVEC VOUS!»

«Pourquoi êtes-vous bouleversés?

Évangile Luc 24,35-48  «C'est bien ce qui était annoncé par l'Écriture: les souffrances du Messie, sa résurrection d'entre les morts le troisième jour. »

A leur tour, ils racontaient ce qui s'était passé sur la route, et comment ils l'avaient reconnu quand il avait rompu le pain. Comme ils en parlaient encore, lui-même était là au milieu d'eux, et il leur dit: «La paix soit avec vous!». Frappés de stupeur et de crainte, ils croyaient voir un esprit. Jésus leur dit: «Pourquoi êtes-vous bouleversés? Et pourquoi ces pensées qui surgissent en vous? Voyez mes mains et mes pieds: c'est bien moi! Touchez-moi, regardez: un esprit n'a pas de chair ni d'os, et vous constatez que j'en ai». Après cette parole, il leur montra ses mains et ses pieds. Dans leur joie, ils n'osaient pas encore y croire, et restaient saisis d'étonnement. Jésus leur dit: «Avez-vous ici quelque chose à manger?». Ils lui offrirent un morceau de poisson grillé. Il le prit et le mangea devant eux.

Puis il déclara: «Rappelez-vous les paroles que je vous ai dites quand j'étais encore avec vous: Il fallait que s'accomplisse tout ce qui a été écrit de moi dans la loi de Moïse, les Prophètes et les Psaumes». Alors il leur ouvrit l'esprit à l'intelligence des Écritures. Il conclut: «C'est bien ce qui était annoncé par l'Écriture: les souffrances du Messie, sa résurrection d'entre les morts le troisième jour, et la conversion proclamée en son nom pour le pardon des péchés à toutes les nations, en commençant par Jérusalem. C'est vous qui en êtes les témoins».

Jésus, j'ai confiance en toi. Seigneur, tu es le Prince de la Paix, que ta paix demeure en moi. Aie pitié de moi, Seigneur. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon Ange Gardien, priez pour moi.