Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter

Easter weekday

Easter Time is fifty days of rejoicing in the Resurrection, celebrated “as one feast day, or better as one great Sunday,” through Pentecost.

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Fourth Mystery: The Assumption of Mary

“The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”Pope Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (1950)

At the end of her earthly life, the Blessed Virgin Mary is taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, sharing first in her Son’s Resurrection. The Church solemnly defined this truth in 1950.

Fruit of the mystery: Grace of a happy death

Regina Caeli

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia, has risen, as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we pray, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Traditional Easter antiphon (12th century)

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of Mary
The Coronation of Mary

Coming up

The Ascension of the LordSun, May 9 · Solemnity
Our Lady of FatimaThu, May 13 · Optional memorial
Saint Matthias, ApostleFri, May 14 · Feast
Pentecost SundaySun, May 16 · Solemnity
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchMon, May 17 · Memorial

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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