{"id":2431,"date":"2017-04-05T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T00:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/?page_id=2431"},"modified":"2023-08-18T01:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:45:50","slug":"second-sunday-of-easter-divine-mercy-sunday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/planning-guide\/easter-2\/second-sunday-of-easter-divine-mercy-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Sunday of Easter (“Divine Mercy Sunday”) (Year A)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entrance Antiphon:\u00a0<\/strong>Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,\u00a0that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia. (1 Pt 2:2)
\nOr:<\/strong>
\nReceive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,\u00a0who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia. (4 Esdr 2: 36-37)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Collect:\u00a0<\/strong>God of everlasting mercy,
\nwho in the very recurrence of the paschal feast
\nkindle the faith of the people you have made your own,
\nincrease, we pray, the grace you have bestowed,
\nthat all may grasp and rightly understand
\nin what font they have been washed,
\nby whose Spirit they have been reborn,
\nby whose Blood they have been redeemed.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\none God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n

First Reading:<\/strong>\u00a0Acts\u00a02:42\u201347<\/p>\n

Responsorial Psalm:<\/strong>\u00a0Ps\u00a0118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24<\/p>\n

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love is everlasting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Or:<\/p>\n

Alleluia.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Second Reading:<\/strong>\u00a01 Peter 1:3\u20139<\/p>\n

Gospel:<\/strong>\u00a0John 20:19-31<\/p>\n

Prayer over the offerings:\u00a0<\/strong>Accept, O Lord, we pray,
\nthe oblations of your people
\n(and of those you have brought to new birth),
\nthat, renewed by confession of your name and by Baptism,
\nthey may attain unending happiness.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

Communion Antiphon<\/strong>:\u00a0Bring your hand and feel the place of the nails,\u00a0and do not be unbelieving but believing, alleluia. (Cf. Jn 20: 27)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prayer after Communion:\u00a0<\/strong>Grant, we pray, almighty God,
\nthat our reception of this paschal Sacrament
\nmay have a continuing effect
\nin our minds and hearts.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

Suggested Music:<\/h3>\n
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Processional Hymn:<\/strong>\u00a0At the Lamb\u2019s High Feast<\/p>\n

Entrance Antiphon (Option 1):<\/strong> from the\u00a0Ignatius Pew Missal

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Entrance Antiphon (Option 2):<\/strong> from the\u00a0Ignatius Pew Missal

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Responsorial Psalm:\u00a0<\/strong>from the\u00a0Ignatius Pew Missal

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Alleluia:<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0Ignatius Pew Missal

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Offertory Hymn:<\/strong>\u00a0Ye Sons and Daughters<\/p>\n

Communion Antiphon:<\/strong> from the\u00a0Ignatius Pew Missal

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A Eucharistic Hymn is appropriate after communion (Especially <\/em>Godhead Here in Hiding\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em>Adoro Te Devote\u00a0for the 2nd Sunday of Easter).<\/em><\/p>\n

Recessional Hymn:<\/strong>\u00a0There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy<\/p>\n

For more hymn options, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Entrance Antiphon:\u00a0Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,\u00a0that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia. (1 Pt 2:2) Or: Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,\u00a0who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia. (4 Esdr 2: 36-37) Collect:\u00a0God of everlasting mercy,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":237,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8rN2l-Dd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2431"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2431\/revisions\/4217"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pewmissal.com\/brand_new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}