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Monday of the 5th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 14:5-18 We have come with good news to turn you to the living God Eventually with the connivance of the authorities a move was made by pagans as well as Jews to make attacks on the apostles and to stone them. When the apostles came … Read moreMon 4 May

5th Sunday of Easter First reading Acts 6:1-7 They elected seven men full of the Holy Spirit About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples … Read moreSun 3 May

Saint Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor First reading 1 John 5:1-5 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has already overcome the world Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christhas been begotten by God;and whoever loves the Father that begot himloves the child whom he begets.We can be sure that we love God’s childrenif we love God … Read moreSat 2 May

Friday of the 4th week of Eastertide, or Saint Joseph the Worker First reading Acts 13:26-33 God has fulfilled his promise by raising Jesus from the dead Paul stood up in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia, held up a hand for silence and began to speak:‘My brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and all you … Read moreFri 1 May

Thursday of the 4th week of Eastertide, or Saint Pius V, Pope First reading Acts 13:13-25 God has raised up one of David’s descendants, Jesus, as Saviour Paul and his friends went by sea from Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to go back to Jerusalem. The others carried on from Perga … Read moreThu 30 April

Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor First reading 1 John 1:5-2:2 The blood of Jesus Christ purifies us all from sin This is what we have heard from Jesus Christ,and the message that we are announcing to you:God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.If we say that we are in union … Read moreWed 29 April

Tuesday of the 4th week of Eastertide, or Saint Peter Chanel, Priest, Martyr , or Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, Priest First reading Acts 11:19-26 They started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Lord Jesus Those who had escaped during the persecution that happened because of Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus … Read moreTue 28 April

Monday of the 4th week of Eastertide First reading Acts 11:1-18 God can grant even the pagans the repentance that leads to life The apostles and the brothers in Judaea heard that the pagans too had accepted the word of God, and when Peter came up to Jerusalem the Jews criticised him and said, ‘So … Read moreMon 27 April

4th Sunday of Easter First reading Acts 2:14,36-41 ‘God has made him both Lord and Christ’ On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and … Read moreSun 26 April

Saint Mark, Evangelist First reading 1 Peter 5:5-14 My son, Mark, sends you greetings All wrap yourselves in humility to be servants of each other, because God refuses the proud and will always favour the humble. Bow down, then, before the power of God now, and he will raise you up on the appointed day; … Read moreSat 25 April