Sunday Readings' Discussion Questions
Easter Sunday, Apr. 8, 2012 (EasterB)
From the Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University
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BQ: Do you invite the poor to your Easter banquet?
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Questions on Sunday's Readings for use by discussion groups,
prayer groups, or for individual prayer.
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First Reading
Acts 10: 34, 37-43
1. What is the significance of the word “witness,” in this reading,
which Peter uses three times both as a noun (meaning “observer”) and a
verb (meaning “corroborate,” “testify”)?
2. What are some of the ways you can bear witness in your life? Should you witness with more than words?
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23
1. Our Response is, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice
and be glad." On this Easter Sunday, explain what is the basis of your
joy and gladness and how your life is affected by our exalted Savior.
2. Our Lord, rejected by the 'builders' of his time, has become the
'cornerstone' of our lives. What does it mean to you to build your
faith on the resurrection of Jesus?
Second Reading
Colossians 3: 1-4
1. “Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek what
is above.” Paul tells us what is “above” later in chapter 3 of
Colossians. He says that we should put on heartfelt compassion. What
does compassion look like in your immediate world and in the larger one?
2. Paul asks us to “Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.”
Name all the qualities that you think should be on that list. Which of
those do you “seek” most?
Gospel
Jn 20:1-9
1. “Who was the first one to come to the tomb early in the morning? Were
the women who were with Jesus at the end ever governed by fear?
Explain. Compare and contrast their behavior with some of Jesus’ other
disciples’ actions. Looking at all the disciples during Jesus’ last
hours, whose behavior would you like to emulate?
Sunday Bible Study Group
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This is an Easter song that marks
ReplyDeletethe procession of the pilgrims going up
to Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles.
The Psalm begins with a call to praise
that starts the procession.
“Give thanks to the Lord …
whose love endures forever.”
The procession sings a hymn
of thanksgiving along the way.
Israel is continuously put to the test,
humbled and then delivered.
In so doing Israel discovers its calling
to be a people of God
and to bear witness to the nations.
Jesus makes this calling his own,
and in the Psalm we read in advance
of the mystery of Christ,
who is rejected and then exalted,
and who becomes the foundation stone
of the new People of God --
“I shall not die, but live.
And declare the works of the Lord.”
As the psalmist says, “The right hand
of the Lord has struck with power;
the right hand of the Lord is exalted.”
Our days of mocking our Savior are over;
we no longer hurl insults at him.
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.”
Our savior has risen.
“By the Lord has this been done;
It is wonderful in our eyes.”
Amen