"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, April 24th 2026 FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING “He is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 9: 1 – 20) In those days: Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the … Read more
There is a quiet mystery at the heart of this Gospel, one that we don’t grasp all at once, but are slowly drawn into. Jesus begins by saying something that can feel both comforting and unsettling:“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Faith, then, is not something we … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, April 23rd 2026 THURSDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING “See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptised?’’ A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 8: 26 – 40) In those days: An angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go towards … Read more
There is something deeply reassuring in this Gospel, almost like a steady voice speaking into the fears we carry quietly within us. Jesus says, “him who comes to me I will not cast out.” Those words alone are enough to stop us in our tracks. Because if we are honest, many of us carry a … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 WEDNESDAY, THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING “They went about preaching the word.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8: 1b-8) On that day a great persecution arose against the Church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and … Read more