Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Year II
03rd July 2024 (Wednesday)
Psalter: Proper
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Ephesians 2:19-22 |
| Response | I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. |
| Gospel | John 20:24-29 |
First Reading
Ephesians 2:19-22
Brethren: You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18 (R. 9)
R/. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
How can I repay the Lord
for all his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the name of the Lord. R/.
How precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I,
the son of your handmaid;
you have loosened my bonds. R/.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the name of the Lord.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
before all his people. R/.
Gospel Acclamation
John 20:29
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. Have you believed, Thomas because you have seen me? says the Lord; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel
John 20:24-29
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
