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Tuesday, April 27, 2027

Tuesday of the fifth week of Easter

The liturgical day

Tuesday of the fifth week of Easter

  • Easter Time
  • Liturgical color: White

The Mass readings

First reading
Acts 14:19-28
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21
Gospel
John 14:27-31a

Read today's Mass readings on the USCCB site

The readings open on the USCCB website. They follow the Lectionary for Mass approved for the United States, a different translation from the Douay-Rheims we use on this site. Desert Road Catholic is not affiliated with the USCCB.

First reading: Acts 14:19-28

Douay-Rheims: Acts 14:18-27

18Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Iconium: and persuading the multitude, and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead. 19But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and entered into the city, and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 20And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch: 21Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith: and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. 22And when they had ordained to them priests in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed. 23And passing through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia. 24And having spoken the word of the Lord in Perge, they went down into Attalia: 25And thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been delivered to the grace of God, unto the work which they accomplished. 26And when they were come, and had assembled the church, they related what great things God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. 27And they abode no small time with the disciples.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 144:10-13, 21 (Psalm 145 at Mass)

10Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee. 11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power: 12To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom. 13Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.

21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless thy holy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

Gospel: John 14:27-31a

Douay-Rheims: John 14:27-31

27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. 28You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. 29And now I have told you before it comes to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe. 30I will not now speak many things with you. For the prince of this world cometh, and in me he hath not any thing. 31But that the world may know, that I love the Father: and as the Father hath given me commandment, so do I: Arise, let us go hence.

The same passages in the Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), the translation we use on this site. The words read at Mass come from the Lectionary for Mass and differ. Where a reading begins or ends partway through a verse, the whole verse is shown. For the official text, open the readings on the USCCB site.

April 2027

April 2027
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1, Thursday within the Octave of Easter, liturgical color white, Solemnity2, Friday within the Octave of Easter, liturgical color white, Solemnity3, Saturday within the Octave of Easter, liturgical color white, Solemnity
4, Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy, liturgical color white5, The Annunciation of the Lord, liturgical color white, Solemnity6, Tuesday of the second week of Easter, liturgical color white7, Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest, liturgical color white8, Thursday of the second week of Easter, liturgical color white9, Friday of the second week of Easter, liturgical color white10, Saturday of the second week of Easter, liturgical color white
11, Third Sunday of Easter, liturgical color white12, Monday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white13, Tuesday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white14, Wednesday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white15, Thursday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white16, Friday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white17, Saturday of the third week of Easter, liturgical color white
18, Fourth Sunday of Easter, liturgical color white19, Monday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white20, Tuesday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white21, Wednesday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white22, Thursday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white23, Friday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white24, Saturday of the fourth week of Easter, liturgical color white
25, Fifth Sunday of Easter, liturgical color white26, Monday of the fifth week of Easter, liturgical color white27, Tuesday of the fifth week of Easter, liturgical color white, this page28, Wednesday of the fifth week of Easter, liturgical color white29, Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white30, Friday of the fifth week of Easter, liturgical color white

Key

  • White
  • SolSolemnity

The dot shows the liturgical color of the day. Fridays outside Lent carry no marker.

A word for the day

To love is to wish good to someone.

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I-II, q. 26, a. 4. Translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province. Aquinas is quoting Aristotle (Rhetoric II, 4). Read it on Project Gutenberg.

The Rosary today

The Sorrowful Mysteries, prayed on Tuesday and Friday.

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Calendar computed with romcal (MIT License). Reading citations from the Catholic Readings API (MIT License), with gaps checked against the USCCB pages. Douay-Rheims text courtesy of eBible.org.