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WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER, APRIL 23, 2025
MASS READINGS: Gospel Luke 24:13-35 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 233 min read
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Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
Mary Magdala -“Apostala Apostolarum” - correct translation - “Apostle to the Apostles” READINGS Gospel ...

Mary Jo Barr
Apr 222 min read
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Monday in the Octave of Easter, April 21, 2025
Gospel Matthew 28:8-15 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce the...

Alaina Lanik
Apr 212 min read
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THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD, APRIL 20, 2025
MASS READINGS Reading 2, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Brothers and sisters: Do you not know that a little yeast leavens all the dough? Clear out...

Maria Knox
Apr 202 min read
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HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025
William Adolphe Bouguereau , Dallas Fine Art Museum The Pietà , 1876 Holy Saturday reminds me of my young years going to Church with my...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 192 min read
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FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD, GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
The Crucifixion Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) ca. 1420–23 Gospel John 18:1—19:42 Jesus went out with his disciples across the...
Ann Tran
Apr 189 min read
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HOLY THURSDAY, EVENING MASS OF THE LAST SUPPER, APRIL 17, 2025
by Jacopo Robusti , best known as Tintoretto, Venetian painter, (public domain) MASS READINGS: Gospel John 13:1-15 Before the feast of...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 173 min read
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WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK, APRIL 16, 2025
János Pentelei Molnar, “The Thirty Pieces of Silver,” 1909 (photo: Public Domain) Mass Readings: Gospel Matthew 26:14-25 One of the...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 162 min read
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Monday of Holy Week, April 14, 2025
Gospel John 12:1-11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a...

Alaina Lanik
Apr 143 min read
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PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION, APRIL 13, 2025
Christ's Entrance to Jerusalem by Hippolyte Flandrin in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris MASS READINGS At the procession with palms - Gospel...

Maria Knox
Apr 132 min read
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SATURDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT APRIL 12, 2025
" Christ Before the High Priest " by Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst MASS READINGS: Gospel John 11:45-56 Many of the Jews who had come...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 123 min read
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FRIDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT APRIL 11, 2025
MASS READING: Responsorial Psalm Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 R. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. My God,...

Ann Tran
Apr 111 min read
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THURSDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT, APRIL 10, 2025
MASS READINGS Gospel John 8:51-59 Jesus said to the Jews: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death." So the...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 102 min read
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WEDNESDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT, APRIL 9, 2025
MASS READINGS: Gospel John 8:31-42 Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 92 min read
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Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent, April 7, 2025
Gospel John 8:12-20 Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will...

Alaina Lanik
Apr 72 min read
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT, APRIL 6, 2025
MASS READINGS Gospel John 8:1-11 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all...

Maria Knox
Apr 63 min read
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FIRST SATURDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT, APRIL 5, 2025
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “The Gossips,” 1948. Painting for The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 6, 1948. Oil on canvas. Private...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 52 min read
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FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT, APRIL 4, 2025
MASS READINGS: Responsorial Psalm Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 R. (19a) The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. The LORD confronts...

Ann Tran
Apr 41 min read
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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
READINGS Reading 1 Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 The angel brought me, Ezekiel, back to the entrance of the temple of the LORD, and I saw...

Mary Jo Barr
Apr 13 min read
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Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, March 31, 2025
Gospel John 4:43-54 At that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native...

Alaina Lanik
Mar 312 min read
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