The Night Everything Changed | Easter Vigil | Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | April 4, 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 | Holy Saturday - At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter | April 4, 2026This is the night.The Easter Vigil walks through the entire story of salvation before announcing the resurrection. Creation. Abraham's sacrifice. The Red Sea crossing. The covenant of love. The invitation to come without price. The gift of wisdom. The promise of a new heart.And then the stone is rolled away.The women came expecting a corpse. They found an empty tomb, an angel with an announcement, and a risen Lord standing on the road to meet them.He is not here. He has been raised.Tonight the Church lights the Paschal candle in darkness. One flame becomes many. Death has lost. Light spreads. Alleluia returns.📖 ReadingsReading I: Genesis 1:1—2:2 / Psalm 104 or 33Reading II: Genesis 22:1-18 / Psalm 16Reading III: Exodus 14:15—15:1 / Exodus 15Reading IV: Isaiah 54:5-14 / Psalm 30Reading V: Isaiah 55:1-11 / Isaiah 12Reading VI: Baruch 3:9-15, 32—4:4 / Psalm 19Reading VII: Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 / Psalm 42 or Isaiah 12 or Psalm 51Epistle: Romans 6:3-11 / Psalm 118Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reflection at the Cross03:53 Reading I - Genesis 1:1-2:208:28 Psalm I - Psalm 10412:36 Reading II - Genesis 22:1-1815:22 Psalm II - Psalm 1619:03 Reading III - Exodus 14:15-15:122:06 Psalm III - Exodus 1525:53 Reading IV - Isaiah 54:5-1427:25 Psalm IV - Psalm 3031:23 Reading V - Isaiah 55:1-1133:11 Psalm V - Isaiah 1236:45 Reading VI - Baruch 3:9-15,32-4:438:37 Psalm VI - Psalm 1942:10 Reading VII - Ezekiel 36:16-17a,18-2844:06 Psalm VII - Psalm 4247:21 Epistle - Romans 6:3-1148:33 Psalm Response - Psalm 11852:07 Gospel - Matthew 28:1-1053:23 Reflection - The Night Everything Changed🎧 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 #EasterVigil #HeIsRisen #Resurrection #Triduum #HolySaturday #Alleluia