Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter

Official Translation

Reading 1 – Acts 4.32-37

The multitude of those who believed
were of one heart and soul.
Not one of them said that anything
of their property was their own,
but they had all things in common.
With great power,
the apostles gave their witness
of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
Great grace was on them all.
For there was not any needy among them,
for whoever owned land or houses sold them,
and brought the proceeds
of the things that were sold,
and laid them at the apostles’ feet,
and distribution was made to each,
accordingly as anyone had need.

Joseph, who was named Barnabas by the Apostles
which means “Son of Encouragement”,
a Levite, a Cypriot by kind,
having a field, sold it,
and brought the money
and laid it at the Apostles’ feet.

Responsorial – Psalm 93.1ab, 1cd-2, 5

R. The Lord reigns! He is clothed with majesty! or R. Alleluia!

The Lord reigns! He is clothed with majesty!
The Lord is robed and armed with strength.

R. The Lord reigns! He is clothed with majesty! or R. Alleluia!

The world he has established.
It cannot be moved.
Your throne is established from long ago.
You are from everlasting, O Lord.

R. The Lord reigns! He is clothed with majesty! or R. Alleluia!

Your statutes are very trustworthy.
Holiness adorns your house,
O Lord, forever more.

R. The Lord reigns! He is clothed with majesty! or R. Alleluia!

Gospel – John 3.7b-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus:
Do not marvel that I said to you,
‘You must be born from above.’
The wind blows where it will,
and you hear its sound,
but do not know where it comes from
or where it is going.
So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus answered him,
“How can these things happen?”
Jesus answered him,
“Are you the teacher of Israel,
and you do not understand these things?
Amen, amen, I tell you,
we speak that which we know,
and testify of that which we have seen,
and you people do not receive our witness.

If I told you earthly things and you do not believe,
how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
No one has ascended into heaven,
except he who descended out of heaven:
the Son of Human.

As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Human be lifted up,
that whoever believes in him
should not perish, but have eternal life.