Catholic TV Mass Online April 27, 2025: Second Sunday of Easter

Presider: Archbishop Jeffrey Grob Choir: St. Charles Text from the Gospel and Homily ~ April 27, 2025 The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. A reading from the holy gospel according to John. Glory to you, o Lord. On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and he said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the father has sent me so I send you." And when he had said this he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained." Thomas called Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So, the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." Now a week later his disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving but believe." Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. Well, This weekend the moment of encounters spotlights the apostles and Thomas in particular. As I eluded to in the beginning of Mass. Thomas was in turmoil. Others had seen Jesus, Thomas had not. Others believed in Jesus' resurrection. Thomas could not. And then comes the moment of encounter. Notice what's critical for this infant church. It's pivotal. Notice what Jesus did not do. Jesus did not appear to Thomas privately. Apart from everyone else, kind of like saying, ok, here I am Thomas. I'm alive. Jesus could have appeared to Thomas as he walked around Jerusalem on his daily errands or maybe as he was praying in the temple. But Jesus did not reveal himself to Thomas in private. He could have but he didn't. Instead, Jesus revealed himself to Thomas in the midst of the apostles. In the midst of that infant church. It was the moment of encounter for Thomas and so is this encounter for us as a little more mature church. A little longer in the tooth shall I say. A church that's been around for a few more years. But so desperately needs that same encounter with the risen Christ. Now more than ever. Because we gather as the body of Christ as part of the heart of the nation those who are sitting viewing this from tv land if you will, those here in the church. Physically, virtually, we all need the Lord. We gather together as people of faith on this second Sunday of Easter, on this Divine Mercy Sunday, with the impetus with the intercession of St. Faustina, may our hearts be shaped by her words. Jesus, I trust in you. Probably the most difficult thing to do for anyone is to trust. Because there are so many things that break down trust. We stand with the risen Christ. We stand with Faustina. We stand knowing that he is alive and so we ask him, help us to trust more deeply. Entrance: Christ the Lord is Risen Today Text: 77 77 with alleluias; Charles Wesley, 1707–1788, alt. Music: Robert Williams, 1781–1821. Psalm 118: Give thanks unto the Lord for He is good. His love is everlasting. © 2025 Aaron Mathews Preparation: We Walk By Faith Text: Henry Alford, 1810–1871, alt. Tune: SHANTI, CM; Marty Haugen, b.1950, © 1984, GIA Publications, Inc. Communion: The Body of Christ © 2019, 2020, Sarah Hart. Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP. All rights reserved. Sending Forth: The Day of Resurrection Text: 76 76 D; vss. 1, 2, 4, John of Damascus, 8th cent:, tr. by John Mason Neale, 1818–1866, alt. Vs. 3 © 1972, John Dunn. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music: Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wirtembergischen Katholischen Hofkapelle, 1784, alt.; adapt. fr. Würth’s Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1863. Mass Setting: Mass Of Renewal Text © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music © 2009, Curtis Stephan. Published by OCP. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this liturgy obtained from ONE LICENSE, License No. A-718591. www.HeartoftheNation.org