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Monday of the 2nd week of Eastertide, or Saint Peter Chanel, Priest, Martyr , or Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, Priest First reading Acts 4:23-31 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God boldly As soon as Peter and John were released they went to the … Read moreMon 28 April

Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) First reading Acts 5:12-16 The numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily The faithful all used to meet by common consent in the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their … Read moreSun 27 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 26 April

Easter Friday First reading Acts 4:1-12 The name of Jesus Christ is the only one by which we can be saved While Peter and John were talking to the people the priests came up to them, accompanied by the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees. They were extremely annoyed at their teaching the people … Read moreFri 25 April

Easter Thursday First reading Acts 3:11-26 You killed the prince of life: God, however, raised him from the dead Everyone came running towards Peter and John in great excitement, to the Portico of Solomon, as it is called, where the man was still clinging to Peter and John. When Peter saw the people he addressed … Read moreThu 24 April

Easter Wednesday First reading Acts 3:1-10 I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus, walk! Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour, it happened that there was a man being carried past. He was a cripple from birth; and they … Read moreWed 23 April

Easter Tuesday First reading Acts 2:36-41 You must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus On the day of Pentecost, Peter spoke to the Jews: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.’Hearing this, they were cut to the heart … Read moreTue 22 April

Easter Monday First reading Acts 2:14,22-33 God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to this On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was … Read moreMon 21 April

Easter Sunday First reading Acts 10:34,37-43 ‘We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection’ Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy … Read moreSun 20 April

Holy Saturday First reading Genesis 1:1-2:2+ God saw all that he had made, and indeed it was very good In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, and God’s spirit hovered over the water.God said, ‘Let there be light’, and … Read moreSat 19 April