Monday in Easter Week

Acts 2:14, 22-32

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

  “‘I saw the Lord always before me,
    for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26   therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
    my flesh also will dwell in hope.
27   For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
    or let your Holy One see corruption.
28   You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.

Psalm 16

1 Preserve me, O God,*
  for in you have I put my trust.

2 O my soul, you have said unto the LORD,*
  “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

3 All my delight is upon the saints who are on the earth,*
  and upon those who excel in virtue.

4 But those who run after another god*
  shall have great trouble.

5 Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,*
  neither make mention of their names with my lips.

6 The LORD himself is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup;*
  you shall maintain my lot.

7 The boundaries have fallen for me in pleasant places;*
  indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

8 I will thank the LORD for giving me counsel;*
  my heart also chastens me in the night season.

9 I have set the LORD always before me;*
  he is at my right hand; therefore I shall not fall.

10 Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices.*
  My flesh also shall rest in hope.

11 For you shall not leave my soul in the grave,*
  neither shall you allow your Holy One to see corruption.

12 You shall show me the path of life; in your presence is the fullness of joy,*
  and at your right hand there is pleasure for evermore.

Matthew 28:9-15

9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.