ENG. Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024. [백/White] Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter.

[백/White] Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter.

 

입당송 Introit Antiphon Revelation 19,5; 12,10

Let all who fear the Lord,
both small and great,
praise our God!
For the power and authority and salvation
of Christ have been revealed.
Alleluia!

 

본기도 Collect

God of all creation,
you have opened the gates of heaven to your children,
born anew of water and the Spirit.
May the grace of baptism bear abundant fruit within them,
freeing them from all sin
and bringing them to the eternal life you have promised.
Through Christ our Lord,
we pray.
Amen.

 

 

제 1독서 First Reading
< Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. > 

▥ A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 7:51—8:1a
Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes:
"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,
you always oppose the Holy Spirit;
you are just like your ancestors.
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?
They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one,
whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
You received the law as transmitted by angels,
but you did not observe it."
When they heard this, they were infuriated,
and they ground their teeth at him.
But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit,
looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God
and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
and Stephen said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened
and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
But they cried out in a loud voice,
covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.
They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him.
The witnesses laid down their cloaks
at the feet of a young man named Saul.
As they were stoning Stephen, he called out,
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice,
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them";
and when he said this, he fell asleep.
Now Saul was consenting to his execution.

The Word of the Lord.
◎ Thanks be to God.

 

 

화답송  Responsorial Psalm Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab(6a)

◎ Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or:

◎ Alleluia.
○ Be my rock of refuge,
    a stronghold to give me safety.
    You are my rock and my fortress;
    for your name's sake you will lead and guide me. ◎
○ Into your hands I commend my spirit;
    you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
    My trust is in the LORD;
    I will rejoice and be glad of your mercy. ◎
○ Let your face shine upon your servant;
    save me in your kindness.
    You hide them in the shelter of your presence
    from the plottings of men. ◎

 

 

복음  환호송 Alleluia  Jn 6:35ab

◎ Alleluia, alleluia.
○ I am the bread of life, says the Lord;
   whoever comes to me will never hunger.
◎ Alleluia, alleluia.

 

 

복음 Gospel
< It was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;
my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. >

✠ The Holy Gospel according to John. Jn 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus:
"What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?
What can you do?
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:
He gave them bread from heaven to eat."
So Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;
my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world."
So they said to Jesus,
"Sir, give us this bread always."
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger,
and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

The Gospel of the Lord.
◎ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

 

 

예물 기도 Prayer over the Gifts

Lord,
you have given us such a great source of joy.
Receive the offering of your joyful church,
and let us bear fruit in eternal happiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen.

 

 

감사송 Preface
< Easter Proclamation 1: The Mystery of the Paschal > 

It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God.
But on this night, above all nights,
we are bound to praise you with joy and gladness,
for on this night Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.
He is the true Lamb who has taken away the sins of the world.
By his death he has destroyed our death,
and by his rising to life he has restored us to life.
Therefore, the whole world exults in gladness,
and the choirs of angels sing in heaven.
The redeemed rejoice on earth,
and all creation is radiant
with the splendor of your glory.

 

 

영성체송  Communion antiphon Romans 6:8

If we have died with Christ,
we believe that we will also live with him.
Alleluia!

 

영성체 후 묵상 Meditation after Communion

< Let us pray silently for a while in union with Christ. >

 

 

영성체 후 기도 Prayer after Communion

Lord,
graciously look upon your people,
renewed by the Paschal mystery,
and grant that we may attain the glory of immortality

through the resurrection of the body.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray.
Amen.

 

 

오늘의 묵상 Today's Meditation

Today's Gospel and readings are a continuation of yesterday's text.
The crowd, even after experiencing the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, asks for a sign again. "What sign will you do so that we can see and believe in you?"
When will we stop "demanding signs"? Jesus is compared to Moses. Just as Moses gave manna by showing a sign, the crowd wants Jesus to show a similar sign. However, this comparison stems from the crowd's misunderstanding of Jesus' identity. He is not to be compared to Moses; He is the Son of God.
To address this, Jesus explains his relationship with God. "It was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven... The bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." "I am the bread of life."
The Gospel of John chooses a different approach to this declaration than the other synoptic Gospels. While the synoptic Gospels present the feeding of the five thousand as a decisive sign and conclude the story there, John's Gospel includes a long discourse on the bread of life after the miracle. This allows for a gradual deepening of the theme. First, Jesus shows the sign of multiplying the bread, then he teaches about seeking imperishable food, and finally he declares, "I am the bread of life."
"Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." The adverb "never" is repeated twice. This emphasis on never going hungry or thirsty highlights that this is not a mere consolation but a promise to be experienced in reality. Only with this living experience can our faith be nourished by the "bread of life" and lead to a life of true life.

 

( Sr. Beatrix Hye-Yun Kim )