4 Paschaltide

A blessed Paschaltide to all... Please find attached and posted below the proper for liturgical use on the 4th Sunday of Paschaltide, 7 May 2006. May the Lord bless you and all whom you love and serve.


4 Paschaltide: "The Good Shepherd"

Prayer:
Glorious Father, you sent your Son to be the Good Shepherd of your people. Through the help of your Spirit, grant that we may hear your Son's voice, without distraction, especially when he calls us by name, so that we may always follow where he leads. We ask this through your Son, Christ Jesus our risen Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Corpus of Lectionary Citations:

Torah or History:
Genesis 48: 8-16
Genesis 49: 22-26
Numbers 27:12-23
1 Samuel 16: 1-13

Psalms/Wisdom:
Psalm 23
Psalm 78: 67-72
Psalm 80: 1-7
Psalm 100

Prophets:
Isaiah 40: 10-11
Isaiah 44:21--45:1
Jeremiah 3: 12-16

Deuterocanonical:
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18: 13-14

Apostolic Epistle:
Hebrews 13: 20-21
1 Peter 2: 20-25; 5: 1-5

Apostolic Account:
Acts 20: 17-32
Revelation 7: 9-17

Gospel:
John 10: 1-10
John 10: 11-18
John 10: 27-30

Proposed Readings for the Divine Liturgy:

Year A (2008):
Isaiah 40: 10-11
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2: 20-25
John 10: 1-10

Year B (2006):
Isaiah 44:21--45:1
Psalm 100
1 Peter 5: 1-5
John 10: 11-18

Year C (2007):
Jeremiah 3: 12-16
Psalm 78: 67-72 or Psalm 80: 1-7
Revelation 7: 9-17
John 10: 27-30

Post-Communion Prayer:
Glorious Father, we thank you for the nourishment of the Pascha/Easter sacraments, through which your Spirit gathers the Church to offer eager and ceaseless praise for the victory of your Son, Christ Jesus our risen Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.