Today’s Readings – Easter Tuesday - First Reading

Commentary on Acts 2:36-41

Today we see the first and immediate results of Peter’s proclamation of the gospel message.

After Peter’s proclamation his hearers:

...were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”


It reflects both their belief in what they have just heard about Jesus, and regret over their former rejection.

They are told to “repent". Repentance was important in the message of the forerunner, John the Baptist (Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3), in the preaching of Jesus (Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3), and in the directions Jesus left just before his ascension (Luke 24:47).

‘Repentance’ implies not just regret for the past but, much more positively, a radical change to one’s way of thinking and be … Continue

Yesterday’s Readings – Easter Monday - First Reading

Commentary on Acts 2:14,22-33

We begin today reading from the Acts of the Apostles. From now until the end of the Seventh Week of Easter, the weekday First Readings will be from Acts. The Sunday First Readings will also be from Acts.

Today’s reading follows immediately on the a … Continue