Golden Light Bearer: DAILY MASS READING

Saturday, April 7, 2012

DAILY MASS READING

And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back;

Saturday, April 07, 2010
Holy Saturday Night: The Easter Vigil

FIRST READING

Genesis 22: 1 - 2, 9 - 13, 15 – 18

1 After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."2 He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mori'ah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.10 Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."12 He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,16 and said, "By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,17 I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies,18 and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because you have obeyed my voice."

PSALM RESPONSES

Psalms 19: 8 – 11

8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;9 the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward

GOSPEL

Mark 16: 1 – 7

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salo'me, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.2 And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.3 And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; -- it was very large.5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.6 And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him.7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."

We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures without confusion, change, division or separation. The distinction between the natures was never abolished by their union, but rather the character proper to each of the two natures was preserved as they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis. - Council of Chalcedon