Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

7 April 2024 2nd Sunday of Easter Year B

FEAST OF CHRIST, KING OF DIVINE MERCY

Recipients and Signs of Christ’s Merciful Love

I n his first appearance to them, Jesus filled his disciples with the
gifts of his presence and peace, the call to participate in his mis-
sion, and the Holy Spirit. With these gifts he not only strengthen
their faith, but also increased their joy and empowered them in their
struggle against discouragement and sin.
These gifts were meant not only for the disciples in the Upper
Room, but for all believers. They are for all of us today if we open
our hearts in faith to the Risen One and greet him in the words of the
converted Thomas, “My Lord and my God!”
Today we celebrate the feast of Jesus, King of Divine Mercy. This
consoling devotion is centered on Christ’s merciful love for sinners.
We all need this devotion because we all need to experience Christ’s
forgiveness and compassion. Likewise, we all have the duty to be-
come instruments of his mercy to our neighbor. In this Eucharist, let
us ask for the grace to be merciful.

Penitential Act you continually invite us

to be signs and instruments
P – Brethren, in the presence of your love, Lord, have
of Jesus, King of Divine Mercy, mercy!
let us renew the awareness of All – Lord, have mercy!
Entrance Antiphon our many shortcomings and our
(To be recited only when no need to be purified through his P – May almighty God have
Entrance Hymn is sung.) forgiveness. (Pause) mercy on us, forgive us our
Like newborn infants, you sins, and bring us to everlasting
must long for the pure, spiri- P –Lord of Divine Mercy, you life.
tual milk, that in him you may call us to be of one heart All – Amen!
grow to salvation, alleluia. and one mind in our com-
munities and families,
Lord, have mercy! Gloria
Greeting All – Lord, have mercy! All – Glory to God in the high-
P – In the name of the Father, est, and on earth peace to peo-
and of the Son, and of the Holy P –King of mercy, you expect ple of good will. We praise you,
Spirit! us all to bear witness to we bless you, we adore you,
All –Amen! your resurrection in our we glorify you, we give you
P –Glory and honor to Jesus, daily life, Christ, have thanks for your great glory,
King of Divine Mercy! May his mercy! Lord God, heavenly King, O
grace and peace be with you all! All – Christ, have mercy! God, almighty Father.
All – And with your spirit! P –Merciful and loving Lord, Lord Jesus Christ, Only

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Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb they were distributed to each commandments. And his com-
of God, Son of the Father, according to need. mandments are not burden-
you take away the sins of the The Word of the Lord! some. For whoever is begotten
world, have mercy on us; you All – Thanks be to God! by God conquers the world.
take away the sins of the world, And the victory that conquers
receive our prayer; you are Responsorial Psalm Ps 118 the world is our faith. Who
seated at the right hand of the indeed is the victor over the
R –Give thanks to the Lord world but the one who believes
Father, have mercy on us. For
for he is good. His love is that Jesus is the Son of God?
you alone are the Holy One,
everlasting! This is the one who came
you alone are the Lord, you
alone are the Most High, Jesus through water and blood: Je-
Christ, with the Holy Spirit, sus Christ. Not by water alone,
in the glory of God the Father. but by water and blood. The
Amen! Spirit is the one that testifies,
and the Spirit is truth.
Collect (Opening Prayer) The Word of the Lord!
P –God of everlasting mercy, All – Thanks be to God!
who in the very recurrence of
the paschal feast kindle the faith Gospel Acclamation Jn 20:29
of the people you have made
your own, increase, we pray, the * Let the house of Israel say, All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
grace you have bestowed, that “His mercy endures forever.” You believe in me, Thom-
all may grasp and rightly un- Let the house of Aaron say, as, because you have seen
derstand in what font they have “His mercy endures forever.” me, says the Lord; blessed
been washed, by whose Spirit Let those who fear the Lord are those who have not
they have been reborn, by whose say, “His mercy endures for- seen me, but still believe!
Blood they have been redeemed. ever.” R. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Through our Lord Jesus * I was hard pressed and
Christ, your Son, who lives and was falling, but the Lord Gospel Jn 20:19-31
reigns with you in the unity of the helped me. My strength and The apparitions of the Risen
Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. my courage is the Lord, and he Christ were meant to strengthen
All – Amen! has been my savior. The joyful the faith of the disciples in the
shout of victory in the tents of reality of his resurrection and to
the just. R. empower them to carry out their
mission. This applies also to the
* The stone which the build- reluctant Thomas and all of us.
ers rejected has become the
1st Reading Acts 4:32-35 cornerstone. By the Lord has P –The Lord be with you!
In describing the early Christian this been done; it is wonderful All –And with your spirit!
community, St. Luke emphasizes in our eyes. This is the day the P – A reading from the holy
the unity and generosity of its Lord has made; let us be glad Gospel according to John
members. These are two vir- and rejoice in it. R. All – Glory to you, O Lord!
tues that should characterize our
community, too. On the evening of that
2nd Reading 1 Jn 5:1-6 first day of the week, when the
R – A reading from the Acts of St. John reminds us that there is doors were locked where the
the Apostles an intrinsic, vital link between disciples were for fear of the
love of God and obedience to his Jews, Jesus came and stood in
The community of believ- commandments. It is from this
ers was of one heart and mind, their midst and said to them,
link that we derive the strength “Peace be with you.” When he
and no one claimed that any of
his possessions was his own, which enables us to conquer evil.
had said this, he showed them
but they had everything in R – A reading from the First his hands and his side. The dis-
common. Letter of John ciples rejoiced when they saw
With great power, the the Lord. Jesus said to them
apostles bore witness to the Beloved: Everyone who be-
lieves that Jesus is the Christ is again, “Peace be with you. As
resurrection of the Lord Je- the Father has sent me, so I
sus, and great favor was ac- begotten by God, and everyone
who loves the Father loves also send you.”
corded them all.
the one begotten by him. And when he had said this,
There was no needy person
among them, for those who In this way we know that he breathed on them and said
owned property or houses we love the children of God to them, “Receive the Holy
would sell them, bring the pro- when we love God and obey his Spirit. Whose sins you forgive
ceeds of the sale, and put them commandments. For the love are forgiven them, and whose
at the feet of the apostles, and of God is this: that we keep his sins you retain are retained.”

7 April 2024
 Thomas, called Didymus, there he will come to judge the
one of the Twelve, was not living and the dead.
with them when Jesus came. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
So the other disciples said to the holy catholic Church, the
him, “We have seen the Lord.” communion of saints, the for- Preparation of the Gifts
But he said to them, “Unless I giveness of sins, the resurrection P –Pray, brethren . . .
see the mark of the nails in his of the body, and life everlasting. All – May the Lord accept the
hands and put my finger into Amen! sacrifice at your hands, for the
the nailmarks and put my hand praise and glory of his name,
into his side, I will not believe!” Prayer of the Faithful for our good and the good of all
Now a week later his dis- his holy Church.
ciples were again inside and P –We are among those who
Thomas was with them. Je- believe in the resurrection of Je- Prayer over the Offerings
sus came, although the doors sus even though we never put our
fingers in the nail marks in his P –Accept, O Lord, we pray, the
were locked, and stood in their oblations of your people (and of
midst and said, “Peace be with hands, nor touched his wounded
those you have brought to new
you.” Then he said to Thomas, side. Let us renew our profession birth), that, renewed by confes-
“Put your finger here and see of faith in the Risen Christ, as we sion of your name and by Bap-
my hands, and bring your hand address our petitions to him: tism, they may attain unending
and put it into my side, and All –Our Lord and our God, happiness.
do not be unbelieving, but be- hear us! Through Christ our Lord.
lieve.” Thomas answered and All – Amen!
C –That both the universal
said to him, “My Lord and my Church and each local commu-
God!” Jesus said to him, “Have Preface of Easter I
nity may always offer the edify-
you come to believe because ing example of unity, sincere P –The Lord be with you!
you have seen me? Blessed are devotion, and care for the poor, All –And with your spirit!
those who have not seen and P –Lift up your hearts!
let us pray! R. All – We lift them up to the Lord!
have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other C – That our ecclesial organiza- P –Let us give thanks to the
signs in the presence of his dis- tions and institutions may be- Lord our God!
ciples that are not written in come factors of renewal in the All –It is right and just!
Church and agents of evangeliza- P – It is truly right and just,
this book. But these are written
tion in society, let us pray! R. our duty and our salvation, at all
that you may come to believe
times to acclaim you, O Lord,
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son C –That those who, like Thom- but on this day above all to praise
of God, and that through this as, find it difficult to believe in you yet more gloriously, when
belief you may have life in his the Resurrection, may see its Christ our Passover has been
name. proof in the life of authentic sacrificed.
The Gospel of the Lord! Christians, let us pray! R. For he is the true Lamb who
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus C –That all Catholics may avail has taken away the sins of the
Christ! themselves of the sacrament of world; by dying he has destroyed
confession as the ordinary means our death, and by rising, restored
Homily to experience the “power of the our life.
Therefore, overcome with
Resurrection” in their spiritual
Profession of Faith paschal joy, every land, every
life, let us pray! R.
(Apostles’ Creed)* people exults in your praise and
C –That all of us may become even the heavenly Powers, with
All –I believe in God, the Father active promoters of the peace of the angelic hosts, sing together
almighty, Creator of heaven and the Risen Christ in our families the unending hymn of your glo-
earth, and in Jesus Christ, his and society, let us pray! R. ry, as they acclaim:
only Son, our Lord, who was All – Holy, holy, holy Lord,
conceived by the Holy Spirit, P –Lord Jesus, we thank you God of hosts. Heaven and
born of the Virgin Mary, suf- for the gifts of your resurrec- earth are full of your glory.
fered under Pontius Pilate, was tion, your presence and the Holy Hosanna in the highest!
crucified, died and was buried; Spirit. May they bring us ever Blessed is he who comes in
he descended into hell; on the closer to you, and make us signs the name of the Lord. Hosanna
third day he rose again from the and instruments of the new life in the highest!
dead; he ascended into heaven, you gave us. You who live and
and is seated at the right hand of Memorial Acclamation
reign for ever and ever.
God the Father almighty; from All – Amen! P –The mystery of faith!

* Instead of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter time, the baptismal Symbol of the
Roman Church, known as the Apostles’ Creed, may be used.

2nd Sunday of Easter (B)

All –We proclaim your Death, P –Bow your heads and pray of Christ’s merciful love.
O Lord, and profess your for God’s blessing. (Pause) May you be effective signs
Resurrection until you – Through the resurrection of of his love for all.
come again! His Son, God has redeemed All – Amen!
you and made you His chil- P – May almighty God bless
dren. May He fill you with you: the Father, and the
His joy. Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All – Amen! All – Amen!
All – Our Father . . . P –By faith you rose with Jesus P – The Mass is ended. Go in
P –Deliver us, Lord . . . in baptism. May your lives the peace of the Risen
All –For the kingdom, the be holy, so that you will be Christ.
power, and the glory are united with him for ever. Alleluia! Alleluia!
yours, now and for ever. All – Amen! All – Thanks be to God!
P –You have been the recipients Alleluia! Alleluia!
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All – Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world: have Hail, King of Mercy!
mercy on us. (2x)
Hail, King of Mercy Divine,
Lamb of God, you take King of Glory, King of Love!
away the sins of the world: Shafts of multicolored light radiate from your heart
grant us peace. to be a source of hope and comfort
to all those who feel broken and doomed.
Communion
I come to you, sinful and in pain,
P –Behold the Lamb of God, not daring to raise my eyes to you,
behold him who takes away the the source of all holiness and consolation.
sins of the world. Blessed are I know I am not worthy even to stand in front of you,
those called to the Supper of the for I have turned my back on you, time and again
Lamb. in my quest for pleasure and proud assertiveness.
All –Lord, I am not worthy But I also know, deep in my heart,
that you should enter under that your love unto death for me
is stronger than my sinfulness;
my roof, but only say the word
your mercy is greater than my unworthiness.
and my soul shall be healed. And so I dare to plead that you will treat me
as you treated your stubborn disciples
Communion Antiphon and the unbelieving Thomas.
(To be recited only when no Com-
Do lay your healing hand on me and blot away my sins,
munion Hymn is sung.)
overcome my unbelief with the light of your presence,
Bring your hand and feel the gift of your life-giving Spirit,
the place of the nails, and do and proofs of your healing power, full of care and mercy.
not be unbelieving but believ- Make me doubt no more but believe.
ing, alleluia! Make me fear no more, but only trust in you,
the source of my hope and my salvation.
Prayer after Communion And do make of me what you want me to be:
P –Grant, we pray, almighty a clear sign and an effective instrument of your love for all,
God, that our reception of this especially the weak, the downtrodden and the forsaken,
the unlovable and the unloved.
paschal Sacrament may have a
May I be for them what you have been and are for me:
continuing effect in our minds a source of hope, a source of strength,
and hearts. a source of meaning, a source of joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen! Such is my mission, my treasured destiny.
This is what will make my life precious to me –
precious to many, as you alone can count.
This will be my lasting glory
when all other glories will fade and vanish.
In this will I find my boundless happiness
P –The Lord be with you. and my enduring peace.
All –And with your spirit! AMEN!

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 LITTLE NUGGETS OF LIGHT
Kalakbay at Katoto

T here is no denying the obvious – We live in a

world filled with light of all types. We know
a whole lot more than just a short generation ago.
values” and a distorted rebranding of history,
or in the name of “De-Nazification,” or “De-
militarization,” powerful purveyors of false
Information is readily available anytime, any- narratives attack civilians and civilian targets
where. Gone are the days of voluminous encyclo- without blinking an eye, or – in plain language –
pedias of just 50 years ago or so. Nowadays, Mr without mercy.
Google, more than SM, has got everything for us!
But the other side of the picture that may not be Mercy and compassion are now easily sacrificed
immediately obvious is also true. The very same on the altar of re-branded “colonialism” made to
vast knowledge and access to information has appear like it is not colonialism but the establish-
caused the world a lot of darkness. In our times, ment of a “new world order.”
anybody who is somebody is an object of bound-
less and boundary-less curiosity of the digital The world might appear all lit up and bathed
generation. Where you live, your expensive in the glow of big data and “woke-ist” grand
condo, how you got it, and who is the real owner awareness of ideologically tainted “reality,” but
of the unit you are living in, is fair game to digital darkness is all over the place. The grand victim
sleuths and gossip-mongers. All it takes is a trig- is more than just objective truth. Compassion and
ger and the whole country is, as digital natives mercy are nothing but collateral damage to this
put it now, “affected much.” Just ask Dominic hypocritical dedication to self-serving ideologi-
and Bea. And go back a few months back and cal truth.
ask KathNiel. The four have been, and still are,
fodder for the gossip mills of the “per minute” But today, the Christian world is getting a big
variety and so many others. reminder. That truth, no matter how the world
seems to ignore it, are like a shower of little nug-
We are surrounded by so many and newfangled gets of light that matters more than big data and
types of darkness. Let us name a few: The dark- manipulated truth. That truth revolves around a
ness of fake news, for one, and the darkness God of mercy and compassion – a God who is,
grows even bleaker and blacker once you realize who was, and always will be source and standard
that upwards of 80% of people would rather be- and measure of saving truth. Jesus Christ, the
lieve fake news and false narratives rather than King of Divine Mercy, came and bodily showed
good, old fashioned truth and incontrovertible us the breadth, height, and depth of this saving
facts. truth.

False narratives have, of late, made the world a The wounds on his side, shown and offered
lot more darkness-filled. Call it that, or historical to Thomas for him to touch, taste and see for
revisionism, woke-ism or what-have-you, they all himself were deep. But the truth behind them
are the same banana. In the name of self-defense, was even deeper. It is so deep that one remains
more than 39,000 innocent non-combatants have speechless, slain by a so powerful and undeniable
been mercilessly killed in Gaza since October truth, that all Thomas – and us – could utter was
7 of 2023. Similarly, in the name of “traditional and is: “My Lord and my God!”

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