SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER

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This Sunday is often called Good Shepherd Sunday: the Gospel tells us of the Good Shepherd. Jesus is indeed the Good Shepherd of our souls. He came to give His life for us.

Introit (Ps. 32. 5, 6)

Misericordia Domini plena est terra, alleluia: verbo Domini coeli firmati sunt, alleluia, alleluia. — Exsultate, justi, in Domino: rectos decet collaudatio. Gloria Patri ... — Misericordia Domini plena est terra ...

 

 

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord, alleluia: by the word of the Lord were the heavens made, alleluia, alleluia. — (Ps. 32. 1). Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: praise is comely for the upright. Glory to the Father ... — The earth ...

Collect

DEUS, qui in Fílii tui humilitáte jacéntem mundum erexísti fidélibus tuis perpétuam concéde lætítiam: ut, quos perpétuæ mortis eripuísti cásibus, gáudiis fácias pérfrui sempitérnis. Per eúmdem Dóminum nostrum...

 
 

O GOD, who, by the humility of Thy Son, didst lift up a fallen world, grant unending happiness to Thy faithful: that those whom Thou hast snatched from the perils of endless death, Thou mayest cause to rejoice in everlasting joys. Through our Lord ...


Epistle

Lesson from the Epistle of Blessed Peter the Apostle, 1. 2. 21-25.

[St. Peter, Head and Pastor of the Church of Christ, tells us in his Epistle that Jesus is the Shepherd of our souls, which were as sheep going astray.]


CARISSIMI: Christus passus est pro nobis, vobis relínquens exémplum, ut sequámini vestígia ejus. Qui peccátum non fecit, nec invéntus est dolus in ore ejus: qui cum maledicéretur, non maledicébat: cum paterétur, non communabátur: tradébat autem judicánti se injúste: qui peccáta nostra ipse pértulit in córpore suo super lignum, ut peccátis mórtui, justítiæ vivámus: cujus lívóre sanáti estis. Erátis enim sicut oves errántes, sed convérsi estis nunc ad pastórem et epíscopum animárum vestrárum.

 

 
DEARLY beloved, christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow His steps, who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth. Who when He was reviled, did not revile: when He suffered, He threatened not, but delivered Himself to him that judged Him unjustly: who His own self bore our sins in His body upon the tree: that we being dead to sins, should live to justice; by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Allelúia, allelúia. Cognovérunt discípuli Dóminum Jesum in fractióne panis. Allelúia. Ego sum pastor bonus: et cognósco oves meas, et cognóscunt me meæ. Allelúia.
  Alleluia, alleluia. (Luke, 24. 35). The disciples knew the Lord Jesus in the breaking of bread. Alleluia. I am the good Shepherd: and I know My sheep, and Mine know Me. Alleluia.

Gospel

Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. John, 10. 11-16.

[Parable of the Good Shepherd; Jesus is the Good Shepherd, who protects His sheep from the attacks of the wolf and gives His life for them.]

 

IN illo témpore: Dixit Jesus pharisæis: Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor ánimam suam dat pro óvibus suis. Mercenárius autem, et qui non est pastor, cujus non sunt oves própriæ, videt lupum veniéntem, et dimíttit oves, et fugit: et lupus rapit, et dispérgit oves: mercenárius autem fugit, quia mercenárius est, et non pértinet ad eum de óvibus. Ego sum pastor bonus: et cognósco meas, et cognóscunt me meæ. Sicut novit me Pater, et ego agnósco Patrem: et ánimam meam pono pro óvibus meis. Et álias óves hábeo, quæ non sunt ex hoc ovili: et illas opórtet me addúcere, et vocem meam áudient, et fiet unum ovíle, et unus pastor. — Credo.
 

 

AT that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling, and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me, as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father: and I lay down My life for My sheep. And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.—Creed.

Offertory (Ps. 62. 2, 5)

DEUS, Deus meus, ad te de luce vígilo: et in nomine tuo levábo manus meas, alIeluia.

 

 

O GOD, my God, to Thee do I watch at break of day: and in Thy Name I will lift up my hands, alleluia.

Secret

BENEDICTIONEM nobis, Dómine, cónferat salutárem sacra semper oblátio: ut, quod agit mystério, virtúte perfíciat. Per Dóminum nostrum ...
 

 

 

MAY this holy offering, O Lord, always bring to us Thy healing blessing: that what it represents in a Mystery, it may accomplish with power. Through ...

Preface for Easter and Eastertide

From Holy Saturday until Ascension Day.
 

VERE dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, te quidem, Dómine, omni témpore, sed (in hac potísaimum nocte, vel in hoc potíssimum die, vel in hac potíssimum) gloriósius prædicare, cum Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus. Ipse enim verus est Agnus qui ábstulit peccáta mundi. Qui mortem nostram moriéndo destrúxit et vitam resurgéndo reparávit. Et ídeo cum Angelis et Archángelis, cum Thronis et Dominatiónibus, cumque omni milítia cœlestis exércitus, hymnum glóriæ tuæ cánimus, sine fine dicéntes:

 

 

IT is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation at all times to praise Thee, O Lord, but more gloriously (especially in this night, or especially on this day, or at this time above others) when Christ our Pasch was sacrificed. For He is the true Lamb who hat taken away the sins of the world: Who by dying hath destroyed our death; and by rising again hath restored us to life. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominations, and with all the hosts of the heavenly army, we sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying:

Communion (John 10. 14)

EGO sum pastor bonus, alleluia: et cognosco oves meas, et cognoscunt me meae, allelúia, allelúia.
 

 

 

I AM the good Shepherd, alleluia: and I know My sheep, and Mine know Me, alleluia, alleluia.

Postcommunion

PRÆSTA nobis, quæsumus, omnípotens Deus, ut vivificatiónis tuæ grátiam consequéntes in tuo semper múnere gloriémur. Per Dóminum ...

 

 

GRANT unto us, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that having received the grace of a new life, we may ever glory in Thy gift. Through our Lord ...