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Acts 6: 1-7
The apostles spread the load of ministry in the growing Church by appointing people with different skills to serve the Christian community.
1 Peter 2: 4-9
Peter reminds us that we are all part of God’s precious family and called to serve the Lord in response to his gracious love.
John 14: 1-12
Jesus teaches his disciples that he is “the Way, the Truth and the Life”.
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Acts 2:14. 36-41
In company with the other apostles Peter proclaims the resurrection and calls the people to repentance and baptism.
1 Peter 2: 20-25
Christ has left us an example of patient acceptance of suffering, and has healed us of our sins.
John 10: 1-10
Christ is the true shepherd of the sheep and the gate of the sheepfold. Through him we enter into the fullness of life.
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Acts 2: 14. 22-33
Peter preaches about the death and resurrection of Jesus and shows how these events are prophesied in the psalms.
1 Peter 1: 17-21
Faith and hope are gifts from God; and love, the greatest gift, is given us by the death and resurrection of the Lamb of God.
Luke 24: 13-35
Jesus joins two disciples on the road and, after opening the scriptures to them, he then further reveals himself to them in the Eucharist.
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Acts 2: 42-47
The early Christians lived together in a model community, being examples of holy and generous living, and attracting many converts.
1 Peter 1: 3-9
Peter encourages the young Church through difficult times by reminding them of the joy of their love and faith in Christ, despite their not having seen him directly as the apostles had done.
John 20: 19-31
The risen Jesus appears to the apostles and fills them with the Spirit. He appears again when Thomas is present and removes his doubts. Life is promised to all believers.
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Acts 10:34. 37-43
Peter proclaims that he and the disciples are witnesses to Christ’s resurrection: they have eaten and drunk with him.
Colossians 3: 1-4
Our life, hidden with Christ in God, will be revealed in glory when Christ himself is revealed.
John 20: 1-9
Mary Magdalene, and then Peter and John, are slow to realise the implications of the empty tomb: Jesus has indeed risen.