God of glory,
by the raising of your Son
you have broken the chains of death and hell:
fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nActs 10.34\u201343\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
34<\/sup>Then Peter began to speak to them: \u2018I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35<\/sup>but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36<\/sup>You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ\u2014he is Lord of all. 37<\/sup>That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38<\/sup>how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39<\/sup>We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40<\/sup>but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41<\/sup>not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42<\/sup>He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43<\/sup>All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n \nJohn 20.1\u201318\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2<\/sup>So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, \u2018They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.\u2019 3<\/sup>Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. 4<\/sup>The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5<\/sup>He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6<\/sup>Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7<\/sup>and the cloth that had been on Jesus\u2019 head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8<\/sup>Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9<\/sup>for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10<\/sup>Then the disciples returned to their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11<\/sup>But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12<\/sup>and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13<\/sup>They said to her, \u2018Woman, why are you weeping?\u2019 She said to them, \u2018They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.\u2019 14<\/sup>When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15<\/sup>Jesus said to her, \u2018Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?\u2019 Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, \u2018Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.\u2019 16<\/sup>Jesus said to her, \u2018Mary!\u2019 She turned and said to him in Hebrew, \u2018Rabbouni!\u2019 (which means Teacher). 17<\/sup>Jesus said to her, \u2018Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, \u201cI am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.\u201d \u2019 18<\/sup>Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, \u2018I have seen the Lord\u2019; and she told them that he had said these things to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at http:\/\/almanac.oremus.org\/2020-04-12<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 12th April – Easter Day Collect God of glory,by the raising of your Sonyou have broken the chains of death and hell:fill your Church with faith and hope;for a new day has dawnedand the way to life stands openin our Saviour Jesus Christ. First Reading Acts 10.34\u201343 34Then Peter began to speak to them: … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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