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April boasts the most solemn and sublime events of human history: the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ – the Paschal mystery. Though the way to the Resurrection was the Via Crucis, the Sacrificial Lamb of God is now and forever Christ our Light, the Eternal High Priest of the New Covenant. And his sorrowful mother, the Stabat Mater of Good Friday, is now the jubilant Mother of the Regina Caeli.
We, the members of Christ’s Mystical Body, exalt in the mystery by which we were redeemed. If in Baptism we were buried with Christ, so also will we share in his resurrection. By his death we were reborn; “by his stripes we were healed.” (Is 53:5) Easter, the epicenter of time, is the event that links time and eternity. It is indeed “the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.” (Ps 118:24)
The month is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. We begin the month with the rest of Holy Week and transition into the Easter season, which lasts for 50 days.
Pope Leo XIV also asks us to pray for our priests who may have a crisis in their vocation.
Here is a breakdown for April 2026
1 Wednesday of Holy Week- Spy Wednesday First Wednesday dedicated to the chaste heart of St. Joseph
Paschal Triduum
2 Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
Make time to pray before the repository after Mass
3 Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Attend Good Friday service, pray the Stations of the Cross
Good Friday is also the beginning of the Divine Mercy Novena, ending on April 12th.
4 First Saturday dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Holy Saturday
Easter Time
5 Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection
6 Monday in the Octave of Easter
7 Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
8 Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
9 Thursday in the Octave of Easter
10 Friday in the Octave of Easter
11 Saturday in the Octave of Easter
12 2n? Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)
13 Monday in the 2n? Week of Easter Saint Martin I, pope and martyr
14 Tuesday in the 2n? Week of Easter
15 Wednesday in the 2n? Week of Easter
16 Thursday in the 2n? Week of Easter
17 Friday in the 2n? Week of Easter
18 Saturday in the 2n? Week of Easter
19 Sunday 3?? Sunday of Easter
20 Monday in the 3?? Week of Easter
21 Tuesday in the 3?? Week of Easter Saint Anselm, bishop and doctor of the Church
22 Wednesday in the 3?? Week of Easter
23 Thursday in the 3?? Week of Easter Saint Adalbert, bishop and martyr Saint George, martyr
24 Friday in the 3?? Week of Easter Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr
Saturday 25 Saint Mark, evangelist
26 4?? Sunday of Easter
27 Monday in the 4?? Week of Easter
28 Tuesday in the 4?? Week of Easter Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, priest, Saint Peter Chanel, priest and martyr, and St. Gianna Molla
29 Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church
30 Thursday in the 4?? Week of Easter, Saint Pius V, pope
Here is a breakdown of the readings for April
April 5, 2026: Easter Sunday - The Resurrection of the Lord
Reading I: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 (Peter’s discourse)
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Reading II: Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
Gospel: John 20:1-9 (The empty tomb) or Matthew 28:1-10
April 12, 2026: Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)
Reading I: Acts 2:42-47 (Communal life)
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
Reading II: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (A living hope)
Gospel: John 20:19-31 (Appearance to disciples, Thomas)
April 19, 2026: Third Sunday of Easter
Reading I: Acts 2:14, 22-33 (Peter's sermon)
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11
Reading II: 1 Peter 1:17-21 (Ransom of Christ)
Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 (Road to Emmaus)
April 26, 2026: Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday)
Reading I: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 (Peter's sermon)
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-6
Reading II: 1 Peter 2:20b-25 (Christ's suffering)
Gospel: John 10:1-10 (The sheepfold)
Our Lenten journey is coming to an end. The fasting will soon give way to feasting.
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