Good Friday | It Is Finished | Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | April 3, 2026

Join us for today's Catholic Mass Readings, featuring the daily Mass readings from the Holy Bible and a Catholic reflection. Find peace and enhance your faith with daily Scripture. Experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the Gospel and find peace in a special rendition of the Psalm created for today's liturgy from the USCCB.Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | Good Friday of the Lord's Passion | April 3, 2026He is dead.The one who called Lazarus out of the tomb is in a tomb. The one who said I am the resurrection has no breath in His lungs.It is finished.Today the Church reads the full Passion according to John. We hear Isaiah's prophecy of the suffering servant, pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins. We pray the psalm Jesus quoted from the cross. We hear Hebrews describe a high priest who knows our weakness because He was tested in every way.And then we sit in the silence.No Mass today. No consecration. The altars are bare. The tabernacle is empty. The tomb is sealed.This is not the end of the story. But today, we stay in Friday. We do not rush to Sunday. We let the weight of what happened press on us.📖 ReadingsFirst Reading: Isaiah 52:13—53:12Responsorial: Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 14-16; 5:7-9Passion Gospel: John 18:1—19:42⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reading I - Isaiah 52:13-53:1202:54 Psalm Response - Psalm 3107:33 Reading II - Hebrews 4: 14-16;5:7-908:26 Gospel - John 18:1-19:4220:21 Psalm Reflection- Psalm 3124:09 Reflection - It Is Finished🎧 Prefer to listen on the go? The Christus Dominus Daily Bread podcast is now available: Video Podcast: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7H4YZ5ZIq4rVVF3670Av3t YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTPJP7WEcCSTIO2N4N_AoIsxmzIYRYiSt Audio Podcast: Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christus-dominus-daily-bread/id1826298886#CatholicDailyReadings #DailyScripture #GoodFriday #Triduum #Passion #ItIsFinished #Crucifixion #IsaiahSufferingServant