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15 April 2026Wednesday of the 2nd week of EastertideHunawihr church altar, AlsaceReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 5:17-26The men you imprisoned are in the Temple, preaching to the peopleThe high priest intervened with all his supporters from the party of the Sadducees. Prompted by jealousy, they arrested the apostles and had them put in the common gaol. But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison gates and said as he led them out, ‘Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new Life.’ They did as they were told; they...

14 April 2026 Tuesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide Basilica of St. Lidwina, Schiedam. The NetherlandsReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 4:32-37The whole group of believers was united, heart and soulThe whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in common. The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they were all given great respect. None of their members was ever in want, as all those who owned land or houses...

13 April 2026 Monday of the 2nd week of EastertideSan Hermenegild Chapel in Seville CathedralReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 4:23-31They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God boldlyAs soon as Peter and John were released they went to the community and told them everything the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard it they lifted up their voice to God all together. ‘Master,’ they prayed ‘it is you who made heaven and earth and sea, and everything in them; you it is who said...

12 April 2026 Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) Sanctuary of Santa Teresa de Los Andes, Valparaíso, ChileReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 2:42-47The faithful all lived together and owned everything in commonThe whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers. The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles made a deep impression on everyone. The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and shared out the proceeds among themselves according to what...

In a historic ecumenical breakthrough, devout Roman Catholics finally found common ground with Protestants in ignoring what the pope says most of the time. The reconciliation between the two long-opposed factions came right after Pope Leo XIV said something that both sides decided to ignore. The key moment happened when conservative, traditional Roman Catholic believers realized that if the pontiff did not speak "ex cathedra," then they were not really obligated to agree with or follow whatever thing he just said. "I would always groan whenever I saw him talking on television about war or immigration or climate change," said...

11 April 2026 Easter Saturday St Gemma Galgani Sanctuary, Lucca, Italy Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 4:13-21We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heardThe 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 cured standing by their side, they could find no answer. So they ordered them to stand outside while the Sanhedrin had a private discussion. ‘What are we going to do with these...

How would you live if you knew when you were going to die? I sat down with the former Republican senator Ben Sasse to hear how he is facing his own mortality after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. For Sasse, cancer brings pain, but also clarity, sharpening his focus on the state of our politics, his wife and three children, and the God he expects to shortly meet.

10 April 2026 Easter Friday Santa Maddalena di Canossa, Borgata Ottavia, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 4:1-12The name of Jesus Christ is the only one by which we can be savedWhile 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 the doctrine of the resurrection from the dead by proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus. They arrested them, but as it was already late, they held them till the next day. But many...

A queer club in Atlanta is raising eyebrows after hosting a drag show with the theme of… VeggieTales? On April 1st, Lore Atlanta, a recently opened queer bar and nightclub venue that regularly hosts drag performances, put on a “VeggieTales Drag Cabaret.” The show featured drag queens such as “Jacey Rockett” and “Koochie Koochie Ku” dressed up as Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, Mr Nezzer and Mr. Lunt The queens danced and lip-synced to the show’s biggest hits and Silly Songs with Larry, including “His Cheeseburger,” “The Hairbrush Song,” “The Rumor Weed,” and “The Bunny Song,” while onlookers threw...

9 April 2026 Easter Thursday Sanctuary of Santa Casilda in Burgos province, Castilla y Leon, Spain Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 3:11-26You killed the prince of life: God, however, raised him from the deadEveryone 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 them, ‘Why are you so surprised at this? Why are you staring at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or...

8 April 2026 Easter Wednesday St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, built by St. Perpetuus. Wissembourg, FranceReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 3:1-10I 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 used to put him down every day near the Temple entrance called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from the people going in. When this...

7 April 2026 Easter Tuesday Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle, MontréalReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 2:36-41You must repent and be baptized in the name of JesusOn 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 and said to Peter and the apostles, ‘What must we do, brothers?’ ‘You must repent,’ Peter answered ‘and every one of you must be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of...

Mmm dd, 2026 Easter Monday Catholic Church of St. Sixtus, Schliersee, Upper Bavaria, GermanyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 2:14,22-33God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to thisOn 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 a man commended to you by God by the miracles and portents and signs that God worked through him when he was among you, as you all know. This man,...

5 April 2026 Easter Sunday Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 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 Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. Now I,...

4 April 2026 Holy SaturdaySeville-Cathedral Readings at MassThere is no Mass on Holy Saturday itself. Here are the readings for the evening Easter Vigil.First readingGenesis 1:1-2:2God saw all that he had made, and indeed it was very goodIn 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 there was light. God saw that light was good, and God divided light from darkness. God called light ‘day’, and darkness he called ‘night.’ Evening came...

From my experience, one of the most difficult things to do in life is to cross a threshold. I would like to be able to claim that I do so bravely and boldly. Sadly, human frailty being what it is, that has often not been the case. Sometimes it has required tornado public transport to move me from Kansas to Oz. Sometimes I have crossed by accident while playing hide and seek with myself and my fears in the back of a wardrobe. The problem with thresholds is there is only one thing to expect ­­— the unexpected. Such is...

Removing the word “church” from our name has been proposed and the decision was made recently to weigh the extent of interest in replacing “church” with something else. Our group conducted a survey to gauge support and we received a total of 295 responses from members and friends of the UUCB. For the first question, respondents were asked to indicate their support ranging from “strongly disagree (1)” to “strongly agree (5). The table below indicates their level of support. The reasons given by those in agreement with the change (groups 4 & 5, 49.2%), fell under two general themes: Lack...

The demand for exorcists is at record levels, claims a leading demon-hunter who blames human nature as much as the devil for the trend. Father Chad Ripperger, a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Denver, told The Post there aren’t more demons running amok on Earth. The blame lies primarily with people themselves. They blatantly disregard the church’s teachings and act on their own dark impulses instead. “The demons are empowered as more and more people commit evil deeds,” Father Ripperger said. “If a person willingly becomes involved in these evil deeds, Satanism or witchcraft, the actions lead to a...

video: Carlson with Fr. Ripperger

3 April 2026 Good Friday Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).There is no Mass today. The readings given here are used in the afternoon celebration of the Lord's Passion.First readingIsaiah 52:13-53:12The servant of the Lord, an expiatory SacrificeSee, my servant will prosper,he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights.As the crowds were appalled on seeing him– so disfigured did he lookthat he seemed no longer human –so will the crowds be astonished at him,and kings stand speechless before him;for they shall see something never toldand witness something never heard before:‘Who could believe...