Saturday, April 26, 2025
Happy Saturday, friend! We are so excited to share with you what's coming up this week as we all prepare our hearts by praying with readings for Sunday, the day of rest with our Lord.
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, April 26 // Saturday in the Octave of Easter
Sunday, April 27 // Second Sunday of Easter // Sunday of Divine Mercy
Monday, April 28 //Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr, Optional Memorial of Saint Louis Mary de Montfort, Priest
Tuesday, April 29 // Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Wednesday, April 30 // Optional Memorial of Saint Pius V, Pope, religious
Thursday, May 1 // Optional Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker
Friday, May 2 // Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
On this Divine Mercy Sunday of the Second Sunday of Easter we find ourselves in the Upper Room. Will we believe what Saint John the Evangelist wrote down for us? Are his words that he wrote enough for us to believe, “and through this belief [. . .] have life in [Jesus’] name” (John 20:31)? Jesus tells us that we are blessed because we “have not seen and have believed” (John 20:29). Sometimes though, we want to be like Saint Thomas the Apostle and reach into the Lord’s side, the side from which His Blood along with water poured out with mercy for the whole world. We hear about the signs and wonders done by the Apostles in Jerusalem after Pentecost (see Acts 5:12), and we want to witness a miracle ourselves.
But sister, we often overlook the miracle of mercy that is before us every Sunday, the Sacrifice made present before us on the altar, the Death which gives us life. Jesus was dead, “but now He is alive forever” (Revelation 19:17). He wants us to join Him, to be with Him forever. He wants us to experience His pierced side in the Eucharist, and as the priest raises the consecrated host, cry out in our hearts with Saint Thomas, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28) This miracle occurs every single day on countless altars around the world. May we always pray, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it” (Psalm 118:24).
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter:
First Reading // Acts 5:12-16
Psalm // Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
Second Reading // Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19
Gospel // John 20:19-31
Prayer Practice // How is Jesus inviting you to believe without seeing in this season?
Susanna Spencer est titulaire d'une maîtrise en théologie de l'Université franciscaine de Steubenville et est l'éditrice théologique de Blessed is She. Elle vit avec son mari philosophe et ses quatre enfants à Saint Paul, Minnesota. Elle aime lire la théologie, assister à de belles liturgies, cuisiner de délicieux plats et suivre le baseball avec désinvolture. Elle était la narratrice de Maranatha, L'histoire de notre Sauveur et de notre livre pour enfants, Rise Up . En savoir plus sur elle ici .
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