Sunday, 26th April 2026 Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A Antiphons and Readings on p.495 in the Daily Missal and p.255 in the Sunday Missal

Send us Fan MailEntrance AntiphonThe merciful love of the Lord, fills the earth; by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia.First Reading: Acts 2: 14a, 36-41A reading from the Acts of the Apostles[On the day of Pentecost,]Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to the multitude, “Let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him.” And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. The Word of the LordResponsorial Psalm: Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (R.1)R/: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.The Lord is my shepherd;there is nothing I shall want.Fresh and green are the pastureswhere he gives me repose.Near restful waters he leads me;he revives my soul.He guides me along the right path,for the sake of his name.Though I should walk in the valleyof the shadow of death,no evil would I fear, for you are with me.Your crook and your staff will give me comfort.You have prepared a table before mein the sight of my foes.My head you have anointed with oil;my cup is overflowing.Surely goodness and mercy shall follow meall the days of my life.In the Lord’s own house shall I dwellfor the length of days unending.R/: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.Second Reading: 1 Peter 2: 20b-25A reading from the first Letter of Saint PeterBrothers and sisters:If when you do right and suffer for it you take it patiently, you have God’s approval. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.The Word of the LordAlleluia, alleluiaI am the good shepherd, says the Lord;I know my own, and my own know me.Alleluia.Gospel: John 10: 1-10A reading from the Holy Gospel according to JohnAt that time:Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will n