Third Sunday of Easter, April 22, 2007

Rite 2, Eucharistic Prayer A

During Easter, use Form I of the Prayers of the People, which begins on page 383.

Lections:
First Lesson: Acts 9:1-19a (The risen Christ confronts Paul on the road to Damascus)
Psalm 33:1-11: Exultate, justi (Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous.)
Second Lesson: Revelation 5:6-14 (Vision of the Lamb of God)
Gospel: John 21:1-14 (The risen Lord appears to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias)

Collect for the Third Sunday of Easter
O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Preface of Easter:
. . . but chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.

Prayers of the People: Form I (page 383)

Hymns:

Opening: 460 "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus" (Synthia ALLELUIA SING)
Gradual: 537 "Christ for the world we sing" (Synthia: CHRIST FOR THE)
Closing: 556 "Rejoice ye pure in heart" (Synthia: REJOICE YE PURE)

Internet Links of Interest

* Link to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm

In Paris, American Cathedral keeps the feast
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_85092_ENG_HTM.htm
 
 
Book of Interest
 
Healing God's Creation from Morehouse Publishing, compiled
by Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, 208 pages, paperback, c.
2004, $15.95

[Source: Morehouse Publishing] Critical issues facing our planet --
climate change, genetically modified food, water pollution, HIV/AIDS, and ecological
justice -- these (and others) are addressed in this collection of presentations from the
Global Anglican Congress held in Hartebeesport, South Africa, in August 2002. Religious
leaders, scholars, and environmentalists from several countries present data and perspectives
meant not only to inform but also to urge us to do much more to preserve the resources
of our earth.

The book concludes with three homilies from the Congress, along with twelve Provincial and
Country Reports, from four continents, on environmental and economic trends.  Photos from the
Congress are included.

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