Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, April 21 2026

Tuesday of the Third week of Easter

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 he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and 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 cloaks at 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.

Psalms

Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety.
You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name's sake you will lead and guide me.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
My trust is in the LORD;
I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your kindness.
You hide them in the shelter of your presence
from the plottings of men.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do?
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

St. Anselm((1033-1109))

SAINT ANSELM Archbishop and Doctor of the Church(1033-1109) Anselm was a native of Piedmont, northwest Italy. He lost his fervor after being barred from religious life at 15 years old. He then studied at various schools in France. When his vocation revived, he became a monk in Bec, Normandy. When King William Rufus was dangerously ill, he appointed Anselm confessor and nominee for the vacant see of Canterbury. Unfortunately, the king relapsed into his former sins and plundered the Church. Abp. Anselm was ignored and he was prevented from attending the pallium in Rome. When Abp. Anselm returned from the pallium, he began a new struggle with William's successor, Henry I. Henry claimed the right of investing prelates with the ring and crozier, which are symbols of the Church's spiritual jurisdiction. Abp. Anselm defended the Church's independence and was accused of treason by some prelates. After his final exile, Abp. Anselm returned to Canterbury. Amid his duties, he found time for writings that have made him the father of scholastic theology. He is also famous for being devoted to Our Lady, whose Feast of the Immaculate Conception he established in Europe.

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