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- Daily Mass: Stephen dies for his faith in Christ. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-764880.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-764880.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-764880.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-21370" />Photo by Bob Price on Pexels.com
After speaking to the Sanhedrin and the people, Stephen dies for his faith that Jesus is the Christ and messiah.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Easter (#274)
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8 min - Daily Mass: Stephen is attacked for his faith in Christ. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-8955514.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-8955514.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-8955514.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-21160" />Photo by Ivan Samkov on Pexels.com
Stephen, speaking with wisdom and the Holy Spirit, encounters opposition as he proclaims the Good News to the people.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter (#273)
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7 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of EasterPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-288621.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-288621.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-288621.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-20495" />Photo by Trinity Kubassek on Pexels.com
Let’s examine some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Easter.
1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 13:14,43-52
- Paul and Barnabas preach the Gospel in Antioch in Pisidia, what is today a central and southern region in Turkey.
- While many Jews accept their preaching, jealousy and abuse break out, so the Apostles turn their attention to the Gentiles and tell them about Jesus.
Psalm – 100:1-3,5
- “We are his people, the sheep of his flock.”
- We sing joyfully to the Lord who made us, whose kindness endures forever.
2nd Reading – Revelation 7:9,14b-17
- John’s vision reveals a countless multitude who stand before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches.
- John is told that these people have survived great distress, and their robes were made white in the blood of the Lamb.
Gospel – 10:27-30
- Jesus says that his sheep hear his voice; they know and follow him.
- The Father has given them to Jesus, and no one can take the sheep from his hand.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Easter (#51)
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12 min - 3rd Sunday of Easter: Do we love Jesus? Catholic Inspiration
Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” three times, underscoring the Lord’s loving response to our human weaknesses by meeting us where we are and inviting us to love as God loves us.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Easter (#48)
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12 min - Daily Mass: God dwells and works in our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches about his relationship with the Father and reveals how he works in and through our lives.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Philip & St. James, Apostles (#561)
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St. Philip & St. James, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The closer to Christ, the stronger our souls. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-21343" />Photo by David Geghamyan on Pexels.com
Gamaliel points out to the Sanhedrin that if something is of human origin it will destroy itself, while if it is of God it will be unstoppable.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#271)
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St. Athanasius, pray for us!
8 min - Daily Mass: We must obey God rather than men. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pexels-photo-5418305.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pexels-photo-5418305.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pexels-photo-5418305.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-19922" />Photo by Arina Krasnikova on Pexels.com
As the Apostles stand their ground before the Sanhedrin, their faith is sustained in the midst of trial by the power of Holy Spirit.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#270)
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St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: God so loved the world, he gave his only Son. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-21336" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
John 3:16 is one of the most well known texts in the Bible, and these words continue to inspire our faith in Jesus Christ today.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#269)
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St. Pius V, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: When we are close to God, we unite with each other. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-27394504.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-27394504.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-27394504.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21470" />Photo by Omar Ramadan on Pexels.com
United in their faith in Jesus Christ, the early Christian community was of one heart and mind.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#268)
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St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: We offer praise and prayer for God’s grace in our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-7220102.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-7220102.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-7220102.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21464" />Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com
Returning to the other disciples with praise and prayer, Peter and John recount the Sanhedrin’s response to a healing miracle done in the name of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#267)
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St. Peter Chanel & St. Louis de Montfort, pray for us!
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