Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, April 9 2026

Thursday of Easter week

Acts of the Apostles

As the crippled man who had been cured clung to Peter and John, all the people hurried in amazement toward them in the portico called "Solomon's Portico."
When Peter saw this, he addressed the people, "You Israelites, why are you amazed at this, and why do you look so intently at us as if we had made him walk by our own power or piety?
The God of Abraham, (the God) of Isaac, and (the God) of Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus whom you handed over and denied in Pilate's presence, when he had decided to release him.
You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses.
And by faith in his name, this man, whom you see and know, his name has made strong, and the faith that comes through it has given him this perfect health, in the presence of all of you.
Now I know, brothers, that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did;
but God has thus brought to fulfillment what he had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.
Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away."
and that the Lord may grant you times of refreshment and send you the Messiah already appointed for you, Jesus,
whom heaven must receive until the times of universal restoration of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old.
For Moses said: 'A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kinsmen; to him you shall listen in all that he may say to you.
Everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be cut off from the people.'
Moreover, all the prophets who spoke, from Samuel and those afterwards, also announced these days.
You are the children of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he said to Abraham, 'In your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'
For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways."

Psalms

O LORD, our Lord, 
how glorious is your name over all the earth.
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."
But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
Then he said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?
Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have."
And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
They gave him a piece of baked fish;
he took it and ate it in front of them.
He said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled."
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.
And he said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day
and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things."

Bl. Lindalva Justo de Oliveira((1953-1993))

Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira Martyr, Religious Sister of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul (1953-1993) Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was born on 20 October 1953 at Sitio Malhada da Areia, in a very poor area of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Lindalva's father, Joáo Justo da Fé, was a farmer and a widower. His second marriage was to Maria Lúcia de Oliveira. Lindalva was the sixth of 13 children born to the couple. She was baptized on 7 January 1954. Lindalva's father Joáo moved the family to Açu so his children could attend school. After many sacrifices, he bought a house, where the family resides to this day. Lindalva followed her mother's good example, treated the poor as her equals and often associated with them. At age 12, Lindalva received First Holy Communion. She continued assisting the less fortunate through works of mercy. In 1979, while living with her brother Djalma and his family in Natal, she earned an administrative assistant's diploma. From 1978 to 1988, she held various jobs in retail sales and as a cashier at a petrol station. She supported her mother, continued helping the needy and visited the local home for the elderly every day after work. In 1982, as Lindalva lovingly assisted her father in the last months of his terminal illness, she reflected seriously on her life and decided to serve the poor. She then enrolled in a nursing course while taking guitar lessons and cultural studies.In 1986, she participated in the vocational initiatives of the Daughters of Charity; and after receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in 1987, applied to them for admission. On the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 February 1988, she entered the postulancy. Lindalva's character was marked by a sweet disposition, but also by truthfulness. In a letter to her alcoholic brother Antonio, she wrote: "Think about it and reward yourself. I pray for you very much and I will continue to pray; and if necessary, I will do penance so that you are able to fulfill yourself as a person. Follow Jesus, who fought until death for the life of sinners and gave his own life, not as God but as man, for the forgiveness of sins. We must seek refuge in him; only in him is life worth living." Antonio recovered from alcoholism a year later. On 29 January 1991, Sr. Lindalva was assigned 40 elderly male patients at the municipal nursing home in Salvador da Bahia. She undertook the more humble tasks and sought out those who suffered most. She cared for their well-being and encouraged them to receive the sacraments. She sung and prayed with them; and received a driving license to take them on trips. In January 1993, Augusto da Silva Peixoto, a 46-year-old man, was admitted to the facility through the recommendation of another - without any right to be there. Sr. Lindalva was initially courteous, but she withdrew after he declared his lustful intentions. She would have left, but her love and duty toward the elderly prevented her. She declared, "I prefer to shed my blood than to leave this place." On 30 March, a health-care official restrained Augusto to protect Sr. Lindalva. Augusto promised to improve his attitude and behavior, but harbored deep hatred and resentment. On 9 April 1993, Good Friday, Sr. Lindalva took part in the parish Way of the Cross at 4:30 in the morning. By 7 a.m., she was working to prepare and serve breakfast like she did every day. While serving coffee, Augusto approached and thrust a fishmonger's knife above her collar-bone. Sinking to the ground, she cried "God protect me" several times. Augusto held her up and stabbed her 44 times; shouting, "I should have done this sooner!"He then suddenly became calm, sat down on a bench, wiped the knife on his trousers, threw it on the table and exclaimed: "She did not want me." Turning to the doctor, he said, "You can call the police, I will not run away; I did what had to be done." The next day, Holy Saturday, Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., Primate of Brazil, celebrated the 39-year-old Sister's funeral and commented: "A few years were enough for Sr. Lindalva to crown her religious life with martyrdom."

St. Waldetrudis((† c. 688))

Saint Waldetrudis( c. 688) Saint Waldetrudis was the daughter of Saints Walbert and Bertilia; and her sister was St. Aldegunus of Maubeuge. She marriedSt. Vincent Madelgarius and became the mother of Saints Landericus, Madalberta, Adeltrudis and Dentelin. When St. Vincent became a monk at the monastery of Hautrnont, St. Waldetrudis established a convent in Chateaulieu, where the town of Mons, Belgium, was founded.

St. Gaucherius()

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