“Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise.”
Collect:
O God, who have united the many nations
in confessing your name,
grant that those reborn in the font of Baptism
may be one in the faith of their hearts
and the homage of their deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
The Readings
Acts 3:11-26; Psalm 8; Luke 24:35-48
Daily Meditation:
May we be one in faith and love.
The apostles’ acts continue the work of Jesus,
through the ways they bring his liberating message and his healing.
And Jesus is very much with us this week, offering us his peace.
We ask to be able to share our faith and our love with others.
Jesus said,
“Why are you so frightened?
Why do you doubt? …
…you must tell everything that has happened.
-- Luke 24:38, 48
Intercessions:
Christ rose from the dead as the first fruits of those who sleep.
In our joy let us praise him, and say:
Firstborn from the dead, hear our prayer.
Lord Jesus, remember your holy Church,
built on the apostles and reaching to the ends of the earth,
- and let your blessing rest on all who believe in you.
You are the healer of soul and body,
- come to our aid, and save us in your love.
Raise up the sick and give them strength,
- free them from their infirmities.
Help those in distress of mind or body,
- and in your compassion lift up those in need.
Through your cross and resurrection
you opened for all the way to immortality,
- grant to our deceased brothers and sisters
the joys of your kingdom.
Closing Prayer:
Father,
we are scattered in this world
and so easily distracted from seeing you.
Help me to gather those around me
in your love.
Let me praise your name from my heart
and rejoice that I have been
reborn in baptism
through your faith and love for me.
May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.