Tuesday, Feast of Saint Mark, April 25, 2017 1st Reading: First Letter of Peter 5:5b-14. Beloved: Clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble. So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast … [Read more…]
Monday of the Second Week of Easter, April 24, 2017 1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31. After their release Peter and John went back to their own people and reported what the chief priests and elders had told them. And when they heard it, they raised their voices to God with one accord and … [Read more…]
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, 2017 1st Reading:Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47. They devoted themselves to 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 … [Read more…]
Saturday of the Octave of Easter. April 22, 2017. 1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:13-21. Observing the boldness of Peter and John and perceiving them to be uneducated, ordinary men, the leaders, elders, and scribes were amazed, and they recognized them as the companions of Jesus. Then when they saw the man who had … [Read more…]
Friday of the Octave of Easter. April 21, 2017 1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:1-12. After the crippled man had been cured, while Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them, disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming … [Read more…]