First reading Acts 2:14, 22-33
‘It was not possible for him to be held by death.’
On the day of Pentecost Peter, standing with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed the crowd: ‘Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst — as you yourselves know — this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
‘For David says concerning him, “I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.”
‘Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you yourselves are seeing and hearing.’
The word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Ps 16(15):1-2a, 5. 7-8. 9-10. 11. ℟1
O Lord, you will show me the path of life.
or: Alleluia.
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord.’
O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup;
you yourself who secure my lot.
O Lord, you will show me the path of life.
or: Alleluia.
I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel,
who even at night directs my heart.
I keep the Lord before me always;
with him at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
O Lord, you will show me the path of life.
or: Alleluia.
And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;
even my flesh shall rest in hope.
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
nor let your holy one see corruption.
O Lord, you will show me the path of life.
or: Alleluia.
You will show me the path of life,
the fullness of joy in your presence,
at your right hand, bliss for ever.
O Lord, you will show me the path of life.
or: Alleluia.
Second reading 1 Peter 1:17-21
‘You were ransomed with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish.’
Beloved: If you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
The word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation cf. Luke 24:32
Alleluia, alleluia.
Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us;
make our hearts burn within us when you speak to us.
Alleluia.