Easter | Gospel Acclamations

Weekdays before Ascension

Gospel Acclamations before the Ascension
Mt 4:4Man does not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Lk 24:46.26It was ordained that the Christ should suffer and rise from the dead,

and so enter into his glory.
Jn 3:15The Son of Man must be lifted up

so that everyone who believes in him

may have eternal life.
Jn 3:16God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son;

everyone who believes in him has eternal life.
Jn 6:35I am the bread of life, says the Lord.

He who comes to me will never be hungry;

he who believes in me will never thirst.
John 6:40It is my Father’s will, says the Lord,

that whoever believes in the Son shall have eternal life,

and that I shall raise him up on the last day.
Jn 6:51I am the living bread which has come down from heaven, says the Lord.

Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.
Jn 6:56He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood

lives in me and I live in him, says the Lord.
Jn 6:63:68Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life:

you have the message of eternal life.
10Jn 8:12I am the light of the world, says the Lord,

anyone who follows me will have the light of life.
11Jn 8:31. 32If you make my word your home you will indeed be my disciples,

and you will learn the truth, says the Lord.
12Jn 10:14I am the good shepherd, says the Lord,

I know my sheep and my own know me.
13Jn 10:27The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord;

I know them and they follow me.
14Jn 14:6I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord;

no one can come to the Father except through me.
15Jn 15:4–5Make your home in me, as I make mine in you, says the Lord;

whoever remains in me bears fruit in plenty.
16Jn 15:15I call you friends, says the Lord,

because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father.
17Jn 20:29You believe, because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.
orJn 20:29You believe, Thomas, because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.
18Rom 6:9Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again.

Death has no power over him any more.
19Col 3:1Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ,

you must look for the things that are in heaven where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.
20Apoc 1:5You, O Christ, are the faithful witness,

the First-born from the dead;

you have loved us and have washed away our sins with your blood.
21We know that Christ, is truly risen from the dead;

have mercy on us, triumphant King.
22The Lord, who hung for us upon the tree,

has risen from the tomb.
23Christ has risen and shone upon us

whom he redeemed with his blood.
24Christ has risen: he who created all things,

and has granted his mercy to men.

Weekdays after the Ascension

Gospel Acclamations after the Ascension
Mt 28:19. 20Go make disciples of all the nations:

I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.
Jn 14:16I shall ask the Father

and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever.
Jn 14:18I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord;

I go, but I will come back to you, and your hearts will be full of joy.
Jn 14:26The Holy Spirit will teach you everything

and remind you of all I have said to you,
Jn 15:26–27The Spirit of truth will be my witness;

and you too will be my witnesses, says the Lord.
Jn 16:7. 13I will send you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord;

he will lead you to the complete truth.
Jn 16:28I came from the Father and have come into the world,

and now I leave the world to go to the Father.
Jn 17:17Your word is truth, O Lord,

consecrate us in the truth.
Jn 17:21With me in them and you in me,

may they be so completely one

that the world will realise that it was you who sent me, says the Lord.
10Col 3:1Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ,

you must look for the things that are in heaven where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.