Liturgical Readings for the Week of April 20, 2025

April 9, 2025

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35

If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.”

Colossians 3:1-4, NABRE

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Monday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15

“Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.””

Matthew 28:10, NABRE

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Tuesday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18

“Therefore let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Acts 2:36, NABRE

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Wednesday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35

“Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures. ”

Luke 24:27, NABRE

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Thursday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48

“And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus[c] has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.”

Acts 3:16, NRSVCE

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Friday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.”

John 21:12-13, NRSVCE

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Saturday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus. When they saw the man who had been cured standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. “

Acts 4:13-14, NRSVCE

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