Mass Readings

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Memorial · Easter Time · Cycle A · Year II · White

Reading I

1 John 1:5—2:2

And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you: That God is light and in him there is no darkness.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth.

But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another: And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar: and his word is not in us.

My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18

For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.

Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.

The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.

As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:

For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:

But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children's children,

To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.

Gospel

Matt 11:25-30

At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones.

Yea, Father: for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.

All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.

Come to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you.

Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: And you shall find rest to your souls.

For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.

About These Readings

Scripture text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision, 1899), which is in the public domain. The Mass readings appointed for today follow the Lectionary for Mass approved for the dioceses of the United States.

Psalm verses follow the Vulgate numbering in the Douay-Rheims, which may differ by one chapter and a few verses from the Hebrew numbering used by the modern Lectionary. The substance of each Psalm is the same.

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