Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel
of John, chapters 20 and 21. Chapter 20 Now the
first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to
the tomb early, while it was still dark, and
saw that the stone had been taken away from the
tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter and
to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and
said to them, They have taken away the Lord out
of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him. Peter therefore went out another disciple
and were going to the tomb. So they both ran
together, and the other disciple outran Peter
and came to the tomb first. And he stooping down
and looking in, saw the linen cloth lying there,
yet did not go in. Then Simon Peter came following
him and went into the tomb. And he saw the linen
cloth lying there, and the handkerchief that
had been around his head, not lying with the
linen cloth, but folded together in a place by
itself. Then the other disciple who came to the
tomb first went in also, and he saw and believed.
For as yet they did not know the scripture, that
he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples
went away again to their own homes. But Mary
stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she
wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb,
and she saw two angels in white sitting, one
at the head and the other at the feet, where
the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to
her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to
them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and
I do not know where they have laid him. Now when
she had said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, and did not know that it
was Jesus. Jesus said to her, Woman, why are
you weeping? Whom are you seeking? She, supposing
him to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, if
you have carried him away, tell me where you
have laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus
said to her, Mary. She turned and said to him,
Rabbuni, which is to say, Teacher. Jesus said
to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet
ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren
and say to them, I am ascending to my Father
and your Father. and to my God and your God.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that
she had seen the Lord and that he had spoken
these things to her. Then the same day at evening,
being the first day of the week, when the doors
were shut where the disciples were assembled
for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in
the midst and said to them, Peace be with you.
When he had said this, he showed them his hands
and his side. Then the disciples were glad when
they saw the Lord. Now Thomas, called the twin,
one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus
came. The other disciples therefore said to him,
We have seen the Lord. So he said to them, Unless
I see in his hands the print of the nails, and
put my finger into the print of the nails, and
put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
And after eight days his disciples were again
inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the
doors being shut, and stood in their midst, and
said, Peace to you. Then he said to Thomas, Reach
your finger here and look at my hands, and reach
your hand here and put it into my side. Do not
be unbelieving, but believing. And Thomas answered
and said to him, My Lord and my God. Jesus said
to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you
have believed. Blessed are those who have not
seen and yet have believed. And truly, Jesus
did many other signs in the presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book. But these
are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing
you may have life in his name. Chapter 21 After
these things, Jesus showed himself again to the
disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. And in this
way he showed himself, Simon Peter, Thomas called
the twin, Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee, the sons
of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were
together. Simon Peter said to them, I am going
fishing. They said to him, We are going with
you also. They went out and immediately got into
the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood
on the shore, yet the disciples did not know
that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, Children,
have you any food? They answered him, No. And
he said to them, Cast a net on the right side
of the boat, and you will find some. So they
cast, and now they were not able to draw it in
because of the multitude of fish. Therefore that
disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is
the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it
was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for
he had removed it, and plunged into the sea.
But the other disciples came in the little boat,
for they were not far from land, but about two
hundred cubits, dragging the net with fish. Then
as soon as they had come to land, they saw a
fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and
bread. Jesus said to them, Bring some of the
fish, which you have just caught. Simon Peter
went up and dragged the net to land, full of
large fish, 153. And although there were so many,
the net was not broken. Jesus said to them, Come
and eat breakfast. Yet none of the disciples
dared ask him, Who are you? knowing that it was
the Lord. Jesus then came and took the bread
and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. This
is now the third time Jesus showed himself to
his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said
to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Una, do you love
me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord,
you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed
my lambs. He said to him again a second time,
Simon, son of Una, do you love me? He said to
him, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. He
said to him, Tend my sheep. He said to him the
third time, Simon, son of Una, do you love me?
Peter was grieved because he said to him the
third time, Do you love me? And he said to him,
Lord, you know all things, you know that I love
you. Jesus said to him, feed my sheep. Most assuredly
I say to you, when you were younger, you girded
yourself and walked where you wished. But when
you are old, you will stretch out your hands,
and another will gird you and carry you where
you do not wish. This he spoke, signifying by
what death he would glorify God. And when he
had spoken this, he said to him, follow me. Then
Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom
Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on
his breast at the last supper, and said, Lord,
who is the one who betrays you? Peter, seeing
him, said to Jesus, But Lord, what about this
man? Jesus said to him, If I will that he remain
till I come, what is that to you? You follow
me. Then his saying went out among the brethren
that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did
not say to him that he would not die, but if
I will that he remain till I come. What is that
to you? This is the disciple who testifies of
these things, and wrote these things, and we
know that his testimony is true. And there are
also many other things that Jesus did, which
if they were written one by one, I suppose that
even the world itself could not contain the books
that would be written. Ameen. I hope you enjoyed
today's reading as much as I did and I look forward
to seeing you again tomorrow to continue on our
journey. God bless you and have a great day.