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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...

Mmm dd, 2026 TITLE St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.These are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day...

Something extraordinary happened in France in the year 2025: more than 10,300 adults were baptized into the Catholic Church — the highest number recorded in the past 20 years.This unprecedented surge is even more striking because of the demographic of the new converts: mostly Gen Z adults between 18 and 25 who did not grow up in practicing families.According to the French Institute of Public Opinion, more than 50% of the population in France identifies as atheist.MSGR. GUILLAUME DERVILLE Director of the Fontblin Priestly Center, France These are genuine conversions, not something superficial. And I ask myself: where does this...

1 April 2026 Wednesday of Holy Week St. Nuno Alvares Pereira church, PortugalReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 50:4-9Who thinks he has a case against me? Let him approach meThe Lord has given mea disciple’s tongue.So that I may know how to reply to the weariedhe provides me with speech.Each morning he wakes me to hear,to listen like a disciple.The Lord has opened my ear.For my part, I made no resistance,neither did I turn away.I offered my back to those who struck me,my cheeks to those who tore at my beard;I did not cover my faceagainst insult...

A former Anglican bishop has urged church leaders to prepare for a surge of Catholic conversions, as a historic Vatican visit by King Charles III coincided with a deepening division in the worldwide Anglican Communion. "The Church of England has clearly decided to go the way of liberal denominations, abandoning any claims to be upholding the Catholic apostolic succession," said Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali, who was one of several Anglican bishops received into the Catholic Church in 2021. "We're already seeing a significant new wave of conversions, and the church needs to consider how best to respond," he said. The Pakistan-born...

A new report reveals that significant numbers of Anglican clergy have converted to Catholicism in the United Kingdom since 1992. The report, “Convert Clergy in the Catholic Church in Britain,” released Nov. 20, shows that approximately 700 clergy and religious of the Church of England, Church in Wales, and Scottish Episcopal Church have been received into the Catholic Church since 1992. The number includes 16 former Anglican bishops. This equates to approximately a third of all Catholic priests ordained in England and Wales during this period. Speaking to CNA, co-author Stephen Bullivant, professor of theology and the sociology of religion...

Behind everything that’s happening in the Middle East, the War, Iran, & the danger it poses is to the world is a secret that most people have no idea exists. Now Jonathan Cahn opens the mystery and the person behind it all and what it has to do with the Antichrist. Video is 24 minutes long.

Here is the previous thread regarding the addition of the letter hei to Abram's name (Genesis 17):The Name Abraham is Where a Seed was Planted(It contains the explanation for why the letter hei [ה] refers to seed, and as such is the basis for Abraham's name meaning, "the father of many nations".)Genesis 151 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' 2 And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he...

Last year, Paula White offered her followers seven Easter blessings for a gift of $1,000. This Holy Week, she’s using support for Israel as a motivation to give money to her. In addition to being a health-and-wealth televangelist — soundly critiqued by most of mainstream Christianity — White leads President Donald Trump’s White House Office of Faith. This year, she’s drawing on the Trump administration’s unflinching support for the Israeli government by claiming a gift to her ministry is a gift to support Israel. White is a staunch Zionist and recently kicked a conservative evangelical woman off Trump’s Religious Liberty...

31 March 2026 Tuesday of Holy Week Saint Benjamin, Deacon, MartyrReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 49:1-6I will make you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earthIslands, listen to me,pay attention, remotest peoples.The Lord called me before I was born,from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name.He made my mouth a sharp sword,and hid me in the shadow of his hand.He made me into a sharpened arrow,and concealed me in his quiver.He said to me, ‘You are my servant (Israel)in whom I shall be glorified’;while I was...

"Paula White, appointed by Trump as president of the White House Faith Office, conducts an exorcism session to drive evil spirits out of the audience by blowing into the microphone." ...