Thursday of the Fourth 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

Luminous Mysteries

First Mystery: The Baptism of the Lord

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:17

Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan. The heavens open, the Spirit of God descends upon Him like a dove, and the voice of the Father is heard.

Fruit of the mystery: Openness to the Holy Spirit

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 (Luminous Mysteries)

The Baptism of the Lord
The Wedding at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist

Coming up

Saints Philip and James, ApostlesThu, May 3 · Feast
The Ascension of the LordSun, May 13 · Solemnity
Saint Matthias, ApostleMon, May 14 · Feast
Pentecost SundaySun, May 20 · Solemnity
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchMon, May 21 · 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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