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Below are the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021. These are for Year B in the three-year Lectionary used in public worship. This particular day is also known as Quasimodo Sunday, taken from the Latin Introit: ‘Quasi modo geniti infantes, rationabile, sine dolo lac concupiscite’. This translates to: ‘As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile’ and is intended for those baptised the week before. You can read more about Quasimodo Sunday here. The Victor Hugo character got his nickname because he had been left abandoned as a child at Notre Dame Cathedral on that particular day. Emphases below are mine. First reading These verses describe the generosity of the members of the earliest church, which was in Jerusalem. 4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 4:33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 4:34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. 4:35 They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Psalm It is likely that David wrote this Psalm when the tribes of Israel had been reunited under his reign. It ties in well with the reading from Acts. Psalm 133 133:1 How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! 133:2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his robes. 133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore. Epistle I enjoy reading John’s Epistles as much as I do his Gospel. Note his recurring theme of the light of Christ. The second half of 1 John 2:1 remains part of the traditional Anglican liturgy for Holy Communion. 1:1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 1:2 this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— 1:3 we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1:4 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; 1:7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2:2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Gospel The Gospel is the same for this particular Sunday, regardless of the Lectionary year. It is the story of Doubting Thomas, more about whom can be found here and here. This reading concludes John’s Gospel. 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20:20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 20:21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 20:22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” 20:24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 20:25 So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” 20:26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” 20:30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 20:31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. It is worth remembering that, after His resurrection, Jesus had a glorified body which looked different to that of His previous body. This is why He showed the Apostles His wounds from His crucifixion. We will be in Eastertide for the next several weeks, through to Pentecost Sunday. The celebrant wears white vestments during this season.
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1 यूहन्ना अध्याय 1 हामी अब तिमीहरुलाई संसारको सृष्टि अघिबाट जे अस्तित्वमा थियो त्यस विषयमा भन्छौंहामीले यो सुन्यौं हामीले आफ्नै आँखाले देख्यौं, हामीले हेर्यौं यो, हामीले हाम्रा हातले स्पर्श ग्यौं।हामी तिमीहरुलाई त्यो वचनको बारेमा भन्दैछौ जसले जीवन प्रदान गर्छ। 2 त्यो जीवन हामीमा देखापरेको छ। हामीले त्यसलाई देख्यौं। हामी यस बारे तिमीहरुलाई प्रमाण दिन सक्छौं। अब हामी तिमीहरुलाई त्यो जीवनको विषयमा भनी रहेका छौं। यो त्यो जीवन हो जो चिरस्थायी छ। यो त्यो जीवन हो जो परमेश्वर पितासित थियो अनि हाम्रो अघि देखा पर्यो। 3 अब हामी तिमीहरुलाई हामीले देखेका अनि सुनेको कुराहरु भन्छौं। किनभने हामी चाहन्छौ कि हामीसित तिमीहरुको सङ्गति रहोस्। सङ्गति जो हामी एक साथ सहभोग गर्छौ त्यो पिता परमेश्वर अनि उनको पुत्र येशू ख्रीष्टसित हुन्छ। 4 हामी तिमीहरुलाई यी कुराहरु लेखिरहेकाछौं जसद्वारा तिमीहरु आनन्दले परिपूर्ण हुन सक्नेछौ। 5 हामीले परमेश्वरबाट साँचो सन्देश सुन्यौं। अब हामी यो तिमीहरुलाई भनिरहेकाछौं कि परमेश्वर ज्योति हुनुहुन्छ। परमेश्वरमा अन्धकार हुँदैन। 6 यसर्थ, यदि हामी परमेश्वरसित हाम्रो सङ्गति भएको दावी गर्छौं, तर हामी अन्धकारमा बस्छौं भने हामी झूटो हौ, हामी सत्यको अनुसरण गरिरहेका छैनौ। 7 परमेश्वर ज्योतिमा रहनु हुन्छ। हामी पनि ज्योतिमा बस्नुपर्छ। यदि हामी ज्योतिमा बस्यौं भने हामी एक अर्कोमा सङ्गतिको सहभागी हुन्छौ। अनि जब हामी ज्योतिमा बस्छौं, येशूको रगतले हामीलाई सम्पूर्ण पापबाट धुन्छ। 8 यदि हामी, हामीमा पाप छैन भन्छौ भने हामीले स्वयंलाई धोका दिइरहेछौ, अनि हामीमा सत्य छैन। 9 तर यदि हामी हाम्रा पापहरु स्वीकार गर्छौ तब परमेश्वर जो विश्वासयोग्य अनि धर्मी हुनुहुन्छ हाम्रा पापहरु अनि हामीले गरेको जम्मै गल्तीहरु क्षमा गर्नुहुनेछ। परमेश्वरमा जे उचित छ त्यही गर्नुहुन्छ। 10 यदि हामी भन्छौ, हामीले पाप गरेका छैनौं तब हामीले परमेश्वरलाई झूटो बनाउँछौ। यसैले देखाँउछ कि हाम्रो हृदयमा परमेश्वरको साँचो सन्देश राखेका छैनौं।