Responsorial Psalm
Let Israel say, "His loving kindness endures forever."
Let the house of Aaron say,
"His loving kindness endures forever."
Let those who fear the Lord say,
"His loving kindness endures forever."
The stone rejected by the builders
has become the keystone.
This was the Lord's doing and we marvel at it.
This is the day the Lord has made;
so let us rejoice and be glad.
Save us, O Lord, deliver us, O Lord!
Blessed is he who comes in the Lord's name!
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God; may his light shine upon us.
With branches, join in procession
up to the horns of the altar.
2nd. READING (Rev 9-1 la. 12-13. 17-19)
I, John, your brother, who share with you, in Jesus, the sufferings, the kingdom and the
patient endurance, was on the island of Patmos, because of the Word of God and
witnessing to Jesus. On the Lord's day, the Spirit took possession of me and I heard a
voice behind me which sounded like a trumpet, "Write down all that you see, in a
book, and send it to the seven Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira,
Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea." I turned to see who was speaking to me; behind
me were seven golden lamp stands and, in the middle of these, I saw someone like
a son of man, dressed in a long robe tied with a golden girdle. Seeing him, I fell at his
feet like one dead but he touched me with his right hand and said, "Do not be afraid. It
is I, the First and the Last. I am the living one; I was dead and now I am alive for ever
and ever; and mine are the keys of death and the netherworld. Now write what you
have seen, both what is and what is yet to come.
Gospel
On the evening of that day, the first day after the sabbath, the doors were locked where
the disciples were, because of their fear of the Jews, but Jesus came and stood in their
midst. He said to them, "Peace be with you"; then he showed them his hands and his
side. The disciples kept looking at the Lord and were full of joy. Again Jesus said to
them, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." After saying
this he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit; for those whose
sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained."
Thomas, the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other
disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he replied, "Until I have seen in his
hands the print of the nails, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in
his side, I will not believe." Eight days later, the disciples were inside again and
Thomas was with them. Despite the locked doors Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see
my hands; stretch out your hand and put it into my side. Resist no longer and be a
believer." Thomas then said, "You are my Lord and my God." Jesus replied, "You
believe because you see me, don't you? Happy are those who have not seen and
believe."
There were many other signs that Jesus gave in the presence of his disciples, but they
are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God; believe and you will have life through his Name.
