Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, April 22 2026

Wednesday of the Third week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles

There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles.
Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him.
Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment.
Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.
Thus Philip went down to (the) city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing.
For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.
There was great joy in that city.

Psalms

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth,
sing praise to the glory of his name;
proclaim his glorious praise.
Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!”
“Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you,
sing praise to your name!”
Come and see the works of God,
his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.
He has changed the sea into dry land;
through the river they passed on foot;
therefore let us rejoice in him.
He rules by his might forever.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.
But I told you that although you have seen (me), you do not believe.
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."

St. Soter(Pope and martyr († 175))

SAINT SOTER Pope & Martyr ( 175) St. Soter was consecrated pope after St. Anicetus' passing in 166. By the sweetness of his discourses, St. Soter comforted all persons with the tenderness of a father. He also assisted the indigent with liberal alms, especially those who were persecuted. According to the custom of his predecessors, Pope Soter extended his charities to remote churches. In thanksgiving, St. Dionysius of Corinth writes that Pope Soter's letter was read during Sunday assemblies with Pope St. Clement I's letter. Pope Soter opposed Montanus' heresy. He governed the Church until being martyred in 175. He is included in the list of the Church's first 31 popes, all of whom are martyrs.

St. Leonides(Martyr († 202))

SAINT LEONIDES Martyr ( 202) In A.D. 202, the tenth year of Emperor Severus' reign, a persecution erupted. The empire was filled with martyrs, especially in Egypt. One renowned martyr, whose triumph edified the Alexandrians, was Leonides. He was a Christian philosopher with 7 sons. His eldest son, Origen, took after him with a love for learning and piety. When the persecution raged in Alexandria under Lætus, the governor of Egypt, Leonides was imprisoned. Origen was 17 years old; he was cautioned by his mother to exercise temperance. He thus chose to support his family and wrote encouraging letters to his father. Leonides was beheaded in 202. Although his estates and goods were confiscated, the Lord worked great signs through his family and children. Origen's works inspired Christian science and formed Christian thought and doctrine for centuries.

St. Teodore of Sykeon()

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