Saturday in the Second Week of Easter

We pray through Eastertide with a Morning Offering, a Vatican II reading on the sacred liturgy, and a Gospel reminder that real fruit comes from staying rooted in Christ. We place the whole day into Jesus’ hands through Mary and end with praise, thanksgiving, and a simple invitation to keep growing in faith. 
• opening prayers and Morning Offering through the Immaculate Heart of Mary 
• Vatican II on salvation history and Christ as the mediator and instrument of our salvation 
• the Paschal Mystery as the center of redemption and divine worship 
• apostles sent to preach and to make Christ’s saving work present through sacrifice and sacraments 
• baptism as dying and rising with Christ and receiving the Spirit of adoption 
• Eucharist as proclamation of the Lord’s death until he comes 
• “I Am The True Vine” as a call to live in Christ’s love and bear fruit 
• closing collect asking freedom from sin through the resurrection 
• final prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary 
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Transcript

Vatican II On Christ And Liturgy

Gospel Prayer On The True Vine

Closing Collect And Final Prayers

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Saturday, in the second week of Easter. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the remission of my sins, for the intentions of my family and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen. From the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council. In his desire that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, God spoke in former times to our forefathers through the prophets on many occasions and in different ways. Then, in the fullness of time, he sent his son, the word made man, anointed by the Holy Spirit, to bring good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, as the physician of the body and spirit, and the mediator between God and men. In the unity of the person of the Word, His human nature was the instrument of our salvation. Thus in Christ there has come to be the perfect atonement that reconciles us with God, and we have been given the power to offer the fullness of divine worship. This work of man's redemption and God's perfect glory was foreshadowed by God's mighty deeds among the people of the old covenant. It was brought to fulfillment by Christ the Lord, especially through the paschal mystery of his blessed passion, resurrection from the dead, and ascension in glory. By dying he destroyed our death, and by rising again he restored our life. From his side, as he lay asleep on the cross, was born that wonderful sacrament, which is the church in its entirety. As Christ was sent by the Father, so in his turn he sent the apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit. They were sent to preach the gospel to every creature, proclaiming that we had been set free from the power of Satan and from death by the death and resurrection of God's Son, and brought into the kingdom of the Father. They were sent also to bring into effect this saving work that they proclaimed, by means of the sacrifice and sacraments that are the pivot of the whole life of the liturgy. So, by baptism men are brought within the Paschal Mystery, dead with Christ, buried with Christ, risen with Christ, they receive the Spirit that makes them God's adopted children, crying out, Abba, Father, and so they become the true adorers that the Father seeks. In the same way, whenever they eat the supper of the Lord, they proclaim his death until he comes. So on the very day of Pentecost, on which the Church was manifested to the world, those who received the word of Peter were baptized. They remained steadfast in the teaching of the apostles and in the communion of the breaking of bread, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. From that time onward, the church has never failed to come together to celebrate the Paschal mystery by reading what was written about him in every part of Scripture, by celebrating the Eucharist in which the victory and triumph of his death are shown forth, and also by giving thanks to God for the inexpressible gift he has given in Christ Jesus to the praise of God's glory. I am the true vine and you are the branches. Whoever lives in me and I in him brings forth much fruit. As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Live on in my love. Whoever lives in me and I in him brings forth much fruit. Set aside, O Lord, the bond of sentence written for us by the law of sin, which in the Paschal mystery you canceled through the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen. Let us praise the Lord and give him thanks. All that I have and all that I am, I give to your hands, Jesus, through the heart of Mary, your blessed mother. Amen. Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Immaculate heart of Mary, pray for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. If you found this time of prayer and reflection fruitful and would like more opportunities to grow in your faith, consider joining the Cristeros and purchasing our publications now available on Amazon.com. The Cristeros app is available on the Apple app and Google Play Store. More information on the Cristeros can be found at theCristeros.org.