Tradition holds that Mark, the author of the second Gospel, is the "John Mark" of the Acts of the Apostles.

A reading from the First Letter of Saint Peter 5: 5b-14 God opposes the proud/ but bestows favor on the humble.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 16:15-20 Jesus appears to the Eleven and tells them: Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.

In a reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 5:12-16, many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles.

Reading from the Book of Revelation, 1:9-11a, 12-13,17-19, John is asked to write on a scroll what he sees.

A reading from the Gospel according to John, 20:19-31, Jesus meets in the locked, upper room with the Eleven, and Thomas one of the Twelve was not there.

The Eleven told Thomas they saw Jesus and he didn't believe until...

In a reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 4: 1-12, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, gives a stern message to the high-priestly class.

In the Gospel according to John, 21: 1-14, Jesus reveals himself once again to his Disciples

Again, another wonderful passage from the Acts of the Apostles, 3: 11-26. The crippled man who was cured is still with Peter and John and the people of the town were amazed and Peter asks them, "Why are you amazed at this?"

In the Gospel according to Luke, 24: 35-48, when Jesus hears His disciples are talking about how they had come to recognize Jesus him in the breaking of bread, Jesus says to His disciples, "Peace be with you", they thought they were seeing a ghost.

This week's readings are wonderful. The Acts of the Apostles in 3: 1-10 shares how Peter healed the crippled man who sat at the gate of the temple called, "the Beautiful Gate."

The reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 24: 13 - 35 talks about how Jesus is still able to be among his disciples unrecognized.

They recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread