Responsorial Psalm
I extol you, O Lord, for you have rescued me;
my enemies will not gloat over me.
O Lord, you have brought me up from the grave,
you gave me life when I was going to the pit.
Sing to the Lord, O you his saints,
give thanks and praise to his holy name.
For his anger lasts but a little while,
and his kindness all through life.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but rejoicing comes with the dawn.
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
O Lord, be my protector. "But now,
you have turned my mourning into rejoicing;
you have taken off my sackcloth
and wrapped me in the garments of gladness.
And so my soul, no longer silent,
now sings praise without ceasing.
O Lord my God, forever will I give you thanks.
DOMINGO DE PASCUA
2nd. READING (Rev 5, 11-14)
In my vision, I, John, I heard the noise of a multitude of angels gathered around the
throne, the living creatures and the elders, numbering millions of millions, crying out
with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches,
wisdom and strength, honor, glory and praise. Then I heard the voice of the whole
universe, heaven, earth, sea and the place of the dead; every creature cried out: To him
who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory and power for ever
and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen, while the elders bowed down and
worshiped.
Gospel
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Lake of Tiberias. He appeared to
them in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas who was called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana
in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together; and Simon Peter
said to them, "I'm going fishing." They replied, "We will come with you" and they
went out and got into the boat. But they caught nothing that night. When day had
already broken, Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples did not know that it
was Jesus. Jesus called them, "Children, have you anything to eat?" They answered,
"Nothing." Then he said to them, "Throw the net on the right side of the boat and you
will find some." When they had lowered the net, they were not able to pull it in
because of the great number of fish. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's
the Lord!" At these words, "It's the Lord," Simon Peter put on his clothes, for he was
stripped for work, and jumped into the water. The other disciples came in the boat
dragging the net full of fish; they were not far from land, about a hundred meters.
When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said
to them, "Bring some of the fish you've just caught." So Simon Peter climbed into the
boat and pulled the net to shore. It was full of big fish - one hundred and fifty-three -
but, in spite of this, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come and have
breakfast," and not one of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" for they knew
it was the Lord. Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and he did the
same with the fish. This was the third time that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples
after rising from the dead. After they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you
know that I love you." And Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." A second time Jesus said to
him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" And Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you
know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Look after my sheep." And a third time he
said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was saddened because Jesus
asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said, "Lord, you know everything;
you know that I love you." Jesus then said, "Feed my sheep. Truly, I say to you, when
you were young you put on your belt and walked where you liked. But when you grow
old, you will stretch out your hands and another will put a belt around you and lead
you where you do not wish to go." Jesus said this to make known the kind of death by
which Peter was to glorify God. And he added, "Follow me."
