Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)

Reading 1 Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselvesto the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life,to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.Awe came upon everyone,and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.All who believed were together and had all things in common;they would sell their property and possessionsand divide them … Read moreSecond Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)

Sun 12 April

Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) First reading Acts 2:42-47 The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles made a deep … Read moreSun 12 April

St. Julius: Saint of the Day for Sunday, April 12, 2026​

Julius whose feast day is April 12th. Julius was the son of a Roman named Rusticus. He was elected Pope to succeed Pope St. Mark on February 6, 337. Julius was soon involved in the Arian controversy when Eusebius of Nicomedia opposed the return of Athanasius to the See of Alexandria in 338. Eusebius and … Read moreSt. Julius: Saint of the Day for Sunday, April 12, 2026​

Sat 11 April

Easter Saturday First reading Acts 4:13-21 We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard The rulers, elders and scribes were astonished at the assurance shown by Peter and John, considering they were uneducated laymen; and they recognised them as associates of Jesus; but when they saw the man who had been … Read moreSat 11 April

St. Marguerite d’Youville: Saint of the Day for Saturday, April 11, 2026​

Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D’Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D’Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, devoted much … Read moreSt. Marguerite d’Youville: Saint of the Day for Saturday, April 11, 2026​

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