Readings of the Day: Wednesday in the Octave of Easter

Reading for the Day
Acts 3:1-10

• ¹ Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
• ² And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple.
• ³ Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.
• ⁴ And Peter directed his gaze at him, with John, and said, "Look at us."
• ⁵ And he fixed his attention upon them, expecting to receive something from them.
• ⁶ But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
• ⁷ And he took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
• ⁸ And leaping up he stood and walked and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
• ⁹ And all the people saw him walking and praising God,
• ¹⁰ and recognized him as the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 105:1-4, 6-9

Response: Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord.  Or Alleluia.

• ¹ O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples!
• ² Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!
• ³ Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! R
• ⁴ Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually!
• ⁶ O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
• ⁷ He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. R
• ⁸ He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
• ⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, R

Gospel for the Day
Luke 24:13-35

• ¹³ That very day two of them were going to a village named Emma'us, about seven miles from Jerusalem,
• ¹⁴ and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.
• ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.
• ¹⁶ But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
• ¹⁷ And he said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.
• ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cle'opas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
• ¹⁹ And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
• ²⁰ and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
• ²¹ But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened.
• ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning
• ²³ and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
• ²⁴ Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but him they did not see."
• ²⁵ And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
• ²⁶ Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"
• ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
• ²⁸ So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further,
• ²⁹ but they constrained him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them.
• ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them.
• ³¹ And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight.
• ³² They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?"
• ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them,
• ³⁴ who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!"
• ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.