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SCRIPTURES AND THEMES FOR EASTER, YEAR B

 

EASTER SUNDAY HIGH MASS

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Resurrection”

APRIL 1, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 10: 34-43

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 118: 14-24

Second Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11

Gospel Proclamation: John 20: 1-18

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Second Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Oneness”

APRIL 8, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 4: 32-35

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 118: 1-9

Second Proclamation: 1 John 1: 1-2: 2

Gospel Proclamation: John 20: 19-31

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Third Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Witness”

APRIL 15, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 3: 12-19

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 4

Second Proclamation: 1 John 3: 1-5

Gospel Proclamation: Luke 24: 36b-48

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Shepherding”

APRIL 22, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 4: 5-12

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 23

Second Proclamation: 1 John 3: 16-24

Gospel Proclamation: John 10: 11-18

 

 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Abiding”

APRIL 29, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 9: 26-31

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 22: 4-5; 9-10, 22-23

Second Proclamation: 1 John 4: 7-16

Gospel Proclamation: John 15: 1-8

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Sixth Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Love”

May 6, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 10: 44-48

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 98: 1-6

Second Proclamation: 1 John 5: 1-6

Gospel Proclamation: John 15: 9-17

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Feast of the Ascension

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Ascension”

May 10, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 1: 1-11

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 47

Second Proclamation: Ephesians 1: 15-23

Gospel Proclamation: Luke 24: 44-53

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Seventh Sunday of Easter

Theme: “The Purifying Power of Name”

May 13, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 1: 15-17; 21-26

Psalm Proclamation: Psalm 1

Second Proclamation: 1 John 5: 9-13

Gospel Proclamation: John 17: 11-19

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Feast of Pentecost

Theme: “The Purifying Power of the Spirit”

May 20, 2018

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First Proclamation: Acts 2: 1-7, 12-21

Psalm Proclamation: 104: 3-4; 24-31

Second Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7, 13

Gospel Proclamation: John 16: 1-15

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