21 April 2026 (Tuesday) | Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter | Easter Weekday/ Saint Anselm, Bishop, Religious, Doctor of the Church

21 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter.

Easter Weekday/ Saint Anselm, Bishop, Religious, Doctor of the Church.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: Acts 7:51‐8:1
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31: 3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 6: 35ab
Gospel: John 6: 30-35
Liturgical year 2026 (Cycle A/II)
Liturgical color: White or Gold.

First Reading: Acts 7:51‐8:1

(Reader) A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,you always oppose the Holy Spirit;you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one,whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels,but you did not observe it.”
When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him. But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of Godand Jesus standing at the right hand of God,and Stephen said, “Behold, I see the heavens openedand the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaksat the feet of a young man named Saul. As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. ”Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them”; and when he said this, he fell asleep.
Now Saul was consenting to his execution.

(Reader) The Word of the Lord.
(All) Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31: 3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab

R. (6a) Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or
R. Alleluia.
3cd Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me.
4 For thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name’s sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or
R. Alleluia.
6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth.
7b But I have hoped in the Lord:
8a I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or
R. Alleluia.
17 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy mercy.
21ab Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy face, from the disturbance of men.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or
R. Alleluia.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 6: 35ab
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
35ab I am the bread of life, says the Lord; whoever comes to me will never hunger.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel: John 6: 30-35

(Reader) A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
(All) Glory to you, O Lord.

30 They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew, that we may see, and may believe thee? What dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you; Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
34 They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread.
35 And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

(Reader) The Gospel of the Lord.
(All) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

For our reflection today:

What does bread of life mean? We need bread to live. Those who are hungry do not ask for refined and expensive food, they ask for bread. Those who are unemployed do not ask for enormous wages, but the “bread” of employment. Jesus reveals himself as bread, that is, the essential, what is necessary for everyday life; without Him it does not work. Not one bread among many others, but the bread of life. In other words, without him, rather than living, we get by: because he alone nourishes the soul; he alone forgives us from that evil that we cannot overcome on our own; he alone makes us feel loved even if everyone else disappoints us; he alone gives us the strength to love and, he alone gives us the strength to forgive in difficulties; he alone gives that peace to the heart that it is searching for; he alone gives eternal life when life here on earth ends. He is the essential bread of life. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 8 August 2021)

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love 
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)

My vocation is Blessed and Saints.

"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."

"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."

Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)