Liturgy of the Hours
Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church or Tuesday in the 3rd week of Easter Season
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Mass Readings
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
First Reading
Acts 7:51—8:1a
Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.” When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab
Refrain: Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Gospel
John 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” So they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” ...
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Daily Meditation
Yesterday’s Desert, Today’s Jungle
By Janice Neyer
Scripture: John 6:30-35
Audio duration: 4:53
Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB The Order of the Mass <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/rcdailymeditations/2741946/">April 21, 2026 – Yesterday’s Desert, Today’s Jungl | RSS.com</a> Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter John 6:30-35 The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” So they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes...