Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 2.14a,36\u201341 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
14 <\/sup>But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: \u2018Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 36<\/sup>Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 37<\/sup>Now\n when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and \nto the other apostles, \u2018Brothers, what should we do?\u2019\n38<\/sup>Peter said to them, \u2018Repent, and be baptized \nevery one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be \nforgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\n39<\/sup>For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.\u2019\n40<\/sup>And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, \u2018Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.\u2019\n41<\/sup>So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luke 24.13\u201335 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 13<\/sup> Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14<\/sup>and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15<\/sup>While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16<\/sup>but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17<\/sup>And he said to them, \u2018What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?\u2019 They stood still, looking sad.18<\/sup>Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, \u2018Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?\u2019 19<\/sup>He asked them, \u2018What things?\u2019 They replied, \u2018The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20<\/sup>and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21<\/sup>But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. 22<\/sup>Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23<\/sup>and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24<\/sup>Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.\u2019 25<\/sup>Then he said to them, \u2018Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26<\/sup>Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?\u2019 27<\/sup>Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 28<\/sup>As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.\n29<\/sup>But they urged him strongly, saying, \u2018Stay with \nus, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.\u2019 So he \nwent in to stay with them.\n30<\/sup>When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.\n31<\/sup>Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.\n32<\/sup>They said to each other, \u2018Were not our hearts \nburning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was \nopening the scriptures to us?\u2019\n33<\/sup>That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together.\n34<\/sup>They were saying, \u2018The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!\u2019\n35<\/sup>Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.\n<\/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\/2020-04-26<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 26th April – Third Sunday of Easter Collect Almighty Father,who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with the sight of the risen Lord:give us such knowledge of his presence with us,that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen lifeand serve you continually in righteousness and truth;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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