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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

April 20, 2025

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Is the Risen Lord” 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA

The holy glad day of the Lord’s resurrection has shone forth together to all. Let us rejoice, brothers and sisters, for this is the day the Lord has made: the mother of all good days, the origin of immortal life, the beginning of all our glory … How glorious, how beautiful this day when he rose as victor from hell! (…) Christ arose from the grave today as the firstborn of the dead and the glorious Christ anticipates the time of future regeneration. The renewed offspring of his children also follow this glorious one that he might be the first born among many brethren.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: God our Father, creator of all,

today is the day of Easter joy.

This is the day in which the Lord appeared to men

who had begun to lose hope

and opened their eyes to what the scriptures foretold:

that first he must die,

and then he would rise

and ascend into his Father’s glorious presence.

May the risen Lord

breathe on our minds and open our eyes

that we may know him in the breaking of the bread

and follow him in his risen life.

Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: Acts 10:34a, 37-43

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: Col 3:1-4 or I Cor 5:6b-8

GOSPEL READING: Jn 20:1-9

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

On this Easter Sunday, the third day of the Easter Triduum, the Church begins the fifty-day joyful celebration of the glorification of the Risen Lord who offered his life for all. Harold Buetow remarks: “Our Christian life should be joyful. It may perhaps be compared to the egg. The Easter egg is a symbol of the resurrection, insofar as from the egg new life may spring. This feast of Easter, more than any other year, is a day filled with a new life of enthusiasm, praise and rejoicing. Some people feel that they have a little experience of the risen Christ. Perhaps the problem may be more of recognition. Today we should pause to recognize that heaven is not a special place apart from the universe. Heaven is the universe, recognized as being in God. Let us resolve to lead a heavenly life on earth, witnessing God’s power and love. May these joyous reflections help to give us a happy Easter.” 

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, an Easter song, or another appropriate one may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

What is the significance of the Easter event of Christ’s resurrection in my life? Like the apostle Peter, how does our personal experience of the Risen Lord make us bearers of the Easter faith and joy? How do I celebrate this year’s Easter Sunday as part of the Christian worshipping community? Do I endeavor to fill it with joy, meaningful symbols and rituals, and acts of charity?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Leader: Almighty and merciful God,

our hearts sing the joyful “Alleluias”

that burst forth from the Easter event of Christ’s resurrection.

Jesus Christ is the Paschal Lamb.

He has been sacrificed and we are redeemed.

We desire to celebrate this Easter feast of salvation

with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Please help us to clear out from our hearts

the old yeast of malice and wickedness.

We have been raised with Christ

and our life is hidden with him,

basking in Easter glory.

Be with us as we proclaim the Easter good news

to all peoples and nations,

to all your beloved creation.

We give you glory and praise,

now and forever.

 Assembly: Amen.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, or an Easter song, or another appropriate one may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

 

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: On this great Easter feast, a feast of renewal and salvation: let us present our humble petitions to God the Father, who raised his Son Jesus from the dead, and implore with confidence. 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER!

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of April: for the use of the new technologies. Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times. We pray: (R.)

2. For the complete healing and good health of Pope Francis and that God may cover him with his protection, light and consolation, we pray: (R.)

3. That the Holy Father and all shepherds of the Church may humbly rely on the Easter power given to them by the Risen Lord. We pray: (R.)

4. That world leaders may promote the dignity of every human person, the object of Christ’s redemption. We pray: (R.)

4. That the sick and suffering may experience the healing power of Easter. We pray: (R.)

5. That all of us gathered here may look forward to celebrating the eternal Easter with the victorious Paschal Lamb in heaven. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Father in heaven,

your Son’s resurrection reveals your great love for us.

Deepen our love for him,

and increase our strength and courage

to face the vicissitudes of life with joy.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, or an Easter song, or another appropriate song may be sung. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)

April 27, 2025

“JESUS SAVIOR: Eight Days Later He Came and Stood in Their Midst”

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: An Easter song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

INTRODUCTION

(Cf. Gregor Mendel in Meditations on the Sunday Gospels, ed. John Rotelle, New York: New City Press, 1998, p. 54-55)

Christ’s day of victory, Easter day, breaks the bonds which sin and death have imposed, and the human race rises up in strength with its Redeemer from darkness and chains to the broad heights of heaven, to the heavenly realm. (…) For forty days Jesus reveals his new life in the most wonderful appearances and proofs of his presence. He manifests the sublime existence of the one who is glorified, who is exalted above this world … He uses his wounds as marks by which he may be recognized. He points to his hands, feet, side. He takes with him into his glory not gifts but the marks of wounds. By his sufferings, by his wounds, is the Savior to be recognized. Signs of love, signs that love lasts forever.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

(cf. Alternative Opening Prayer, Mass for the 2^nd Sunday of Easter)

Leader: Heavenly Father and God of mercy,

we no longer look for Jesus among the dead,

for he is alive and has become the Lord of life.

From the waters of death you raise us with him

and renew your gift of life within us.

Increase in our minds and hearts

the risen life we share with Christ

and help us to grow as your people

toward the fullness of eternal life with you.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: Acts 5:12-16

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19

GOSPEL READING: Jn 20:19-31

POINTS FOR REFLECTION

In this Easter apparition, the Risen Lord, who calmed the fearful disciples with his blessing of peace, bestowed upon them the greatest Easter gift – the Holy Spirit. Indeed, the ultimate Easter gift is the Holy Spirit, who enables the Christian disciples to relish the fruits of love, joy, and peace that Jesus reaped from the tree of life, the cross of his passion and glorification. On the cross at Mount Calvary, Jesus breathed forth his Spirit to the Father in total oblation (cf. Jn 19:30). In the Easter apparition, the glorified Jesus breathes his Spirit anew as he celebrates the re-creation of God’s people.

The Risen Lord’s gift is also the animating energy of the post-Easter Church in its mission to perpetuate the work of salvation accomplished by Christ in his passion, death and glorification. The Spirit of the Risen Lord is the power of the Christian mission throughout time and space. Today’s Easter Gospel is also an exhortation “to believe without seeing”. According to John’s narrative, the Risen Lord appeared eight days later and stood in their midst. Together with them was Thomas who doubted and reacted vehemently to their testimony. Jesus confronted the doubting Thomas with the stigmata of his passion. Like the first disciples, the faith of Christian disciples through history is founded in the presence of Risen Lord through his Spirit.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, an Easter song, or another appropriate one may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Are we receptive to the Easter event? Do we believe in faith that the Risen Lord is in our midst to renew all things and make us share in his glorious victory over sin and death? What does the bestowal of the Holy Spirit, the Risen Lord’s Easter gift, mean to us? How will this Easter gift affect and shape our life in Christ?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Almighty and merciful God,

your Son Jesus Christ is in our midst.

He who once was dead

is now truly living.

He lives forever and ever

and through him, we too live forever.

By the Easter mystery of the ever-living Lord,

give us the grace to minister your healing love

to our suffering brothers and sisters.

Make us true messengers of the Gospel.

Help us to be joyful witnesses of the Easter event.

We extol you with sweet “Alleluias”, now and forever.

Amen.

 

SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, or an Easter song, or another appropriate one may be sung.

 

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Rosary’s Glorious Mysteries may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: On this great Easter feast, a feast of renewal and salvation: let us present our humble petitions to God the Father, who raised his Son Jesus from the dead, and implore with confidence. 

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER!

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of April: for the use of the new technologies. Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times. We pray: (R.)

2. For the complete healing and good health of Pope Francis and that God may cover him with his protection, light and consolation, we pray: (R.)

3, That the Catholics in today’s world may truly open themselves to the wonders of the Easter-Pentecost mystery and that through the Risen Christ, alive and at work in them, the whole humanity may be brought to the healing and renewing love of God. We pray: (R.)

4. That the Easter mystery may give courage to the Christian disciples to affirm the power of life over death-dealing situations in today’s secularized society. We pray: (R.)

5. That we may truly relish the peace that comes from the Risen Lord and that we may be bearers of Easter joy to a broken, fragmented world that longs for peace and brotherhood. We pray: (R.)

6. That the sick may rejoice in the healing power of God’s love, that the unemployed may find honest jobs at fair living wages, that the victims of addiction may experience liberation and wholeness, that the victims of abusive relationships may receive the gift of freedom and dignity, and that the Easter joy may be felt by all peoples of all races and cultures. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be added.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Father,

by this Easter mystery you touch our lives

with the healing power of your love.

You have given us the freedom of the children of God.

May we who now celebrate your gift

find joy in it forever in heaven.

Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

 

FINAL SONG: A Eucharistic hymn, or an Easter song, or another appropriate song may be sung. 

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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