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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Liturgy of the Hours

Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr or Saint George, Martyr or Thursday in the 3rd week of Easter Season

Prayer Hours

Invitatory

1 audio file available

Office of Readings

Morning Prayer

Midmorning Prayer

Midday Prayer

Midafternoon Prayer

Evening Prayer

Night Prayer

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Mass Readings

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter

First Reading

Acts 8:26-40

The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, "Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route." So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning home. Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, "Go and join up with that chariot." Philip ...

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20

Refrain: Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

Gospel

John 6:44-51

Jesus said to the crowds: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they ...

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

Daily Meditation

Teach, Lord!

By Janice Neyer

Scripture: John 6:44-51

Audio duration: 5:10

Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB The Order of the Mass <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/rcdailymeditations/2741948/">April 23, 2026 &#8211; Teach, Lord! | RSS.com</a> Thursday of the Third Week of Easter   John 6:44-51 Jesus said to the crowds: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and n...