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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Easter Day,
April 24, according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman
Catholic, Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship) lectionaries.
All readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the
Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA, Canadian and C of E lectionaries are
identical to the RCL for this day.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>FIRST READING: Acts 10: 34 - 43 (all) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Acts 10:34 (NRSV) Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand
that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and
does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the
people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all. 37 That
message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that
John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by
the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in
Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but
God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the
people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with
him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and
to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the
dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Note: the Roman Catholic lectionary omits vs. 34b-36. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Jeremiah 31: 1 - 6 (alt. for RCL) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jere 31:1 (NRSV) At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the
families of Israel, and they shall be my people. <BR>2 Thus says the LORD:
<BR>The people who survived the sword <BR>found grace in the wilderness;
<BR>when Israel sought for rest, <BR>3 the LORD appeared to him from far away.
<BR>I have loved you with an everlasting love; <BR>therefore I have continued my
faithfulness to you. <BR>4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, <BR>O
virgin Israel! <BR>Again you shall take your tambourines, <BR>and go forth in
the dance of the merrymakers. <BR>5 Again you shall plant vineyards <BR>on the
mountains of Samaria; <BR>the planters shall plant, <BR>and shall enjoy the
fruit. <BR>6 For there shall be a day when sentinels will call <BR>in the hill
country of E'phraim: <BR>"Come, let us go up to Zion, <BR>to the LORD our God."
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>PSALM 118: 1 - 2, 14 - 24 (RCL) <BR>Psalm 118: 1 - 2, 16 - 17, 22
- 23 (Roman Catholic) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Psal 118:1 (NRSV) O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; <BR>his
steadfast love endures forever! <BR>2 Let Israel say, <BR>"His steadfast love
endures forever." </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>14 The LORD is my strength and my might; <BR>he has become my salvation.
<BR>15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: <BR>"The
right hand of the LORD does valiantly; <BR>16 the right hand of the LORD is
exalted; <BR>the right hand of the LORD does valiantly." <BR>17 I shall not die,
but I shall live, <BR>and recount the deeds of the LORD. <BR>18 The LORD has
punished me severely, <BR>but he did not give me over to death. <BR>19 Open to
me the gates of righteousness, <BR>that I may enter through them <BR>and give
thanks to the LORD. <BR>20 This is the gate of the LORD; <BR>the righteous shall
enter through it. <BR>21 I thank you that you have answered me <BR>and have
become my salvation. <BR>22 The stone that the builders rejected <BR>has become
the chief cornerstone. <BR>23 This is the LORD's doing; <BR>it is marvelous in
our eyes. <BR>24 This is the day that the LORD has made; <BR>let us rejoice and
be glad in it. {Or [in him]} <BR>25 Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! <BR>O LORD,
we beseech you, give us success! <BR>26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name
of the LORD. <BR>We bless you from the house of the LORD. <BR>27 The LORD is
God, <BR>and he has given us light. <BR>Bind the festal procession with
branches, <BR>up to the horns of the altar. <BR>28 You are my God, and I will
give thanks to you; <BR>you are my God, I will extol you. <BR>29 O give thanks
to the LORD, for he is good, <BR>for his steadfast love endures forever.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR> <BR>118 Confitemini Domino (ECUSA
BCP)<BR> <BR>1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
*<BR> his mercy endures for ever.<BR> <BR>2 Let
Israel now proclaim, *<BR> “His mercy endures for ever.” </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *<BR> and he has
become my salvation.<BR> <BR>15 There is a sound of exultation and
victory *<BR> in the tents of the righteous:<BR> <BR>16
"The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! *<BR> the right hand of
the Lord is exalted!<BR> the right hand of the Lord has
triumphed!"<BR> <BR>17 I shall not die, but live,
*<BR> and declare the works of the Lord.<BR> <BR>18 The
Lord has punished me sorely, *<BR> but he did not hand me over to
death.<BR> <BR>19 Open for me the gates of righteousness;
*<BR> I will enter them;<BR> I will offer thanks to the
Lord.<BR> <BR>20 "This is the gate of the Lord; *<BR> he
who is righteous may enter."<BR> <BR>21 I will give thanks to you,
for you answered me *<BR> and have become my
salvation.<BR> <BR>22 The same stone which the builders rejected
*<BR> has become the chief cornerstone.<BR> <BR>23 This is
the Lord's doing, *<BR> and it is marvelous in our
eyes.<BR> <BR>24 On this day the Lord has acted; *<BR> we
will rejoice and be glad in it.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> <BR>SECOND READING: Colossians 3: 1 - 4 (all) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Colo 3:1 (NRSV) So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things
that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your
minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, 3 for you have
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life
is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>The Acts reading from above is an alternate for RCL (if not already
used) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>1 Corinthians 5: 6b - 8 (alt. for Roman Catholic) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1Cor 5:6 (NRSV) Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch
of dough? 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you
really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. 8
Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of
malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>GOSPEL: John 20: 1 - 18 (RCL)
<BR>
John 20: 1 - 9 (Roman Catholic) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>John 20:1 (NRSV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still
dark, Mary Mag'dalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed
from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the
one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the
tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." 3 Then Peter and the other
disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but
the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down to
look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then
Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen
wrappings lying there, 7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying
with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other
disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9
for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the
dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes. <BR>11 But Mary stood
weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12
and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying,
one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, "Woman, why are
you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know
where they have laid him." 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to
her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be
the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where
you have laid him, and I will take him away." 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She
turned and said to him in Hebrew,"Rabbou'ni!" (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus
said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the
Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and
your Father, to my God and your God.'" 18 Mary Mag'dalene went and announced to
the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these
things to her. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Matthew 28: 1 - 10 (alt. for RCL) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Matt 28:1 (NRSV) After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was
dawning, Mary Mag'dalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And suddenly
there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven,
came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like
lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 For fear of him the guards shook
and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid;
I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for
he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go
quickly and tell his disciples, "He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he
is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.' This is my message
for you." 8 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to
tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they
came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to
them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they
will see me." <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Chad Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, Vermont USA<BR><A
href="mailto:chadwohl@satucket.com">chadwohl@satucket.com</A><BR><A
href="mailto:cwohlers@bridgew.edu">cwohlers@bridgew.edu</A><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>