EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 13 MIN
They Paid the Soldiers to Lie | Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | April 6, 2026
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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 | Monday in the Octave of Easter | April 6, 2026The cover-up started immediately.The tomb was empty. The guards had no explanation. So the chief priests paid them to lie. Tell people his disciples stole the body while we were asleep.Think about that. Sleeping witnesses identifying the thieves. This was the best story money could buy.Meanwhile, the women were running from the tomb when Jesus met them. They fell at His feet. They touched Him. He was real.Today's readings set the cover-up against the commission. The bribed soldiers telling a lie that falls apart under scrutiny. Peter standing at Pentecost declaring what he witnessed with his own eyes.The lie spread. But the truth is still spreading faster.📖 ReadingsFirst Reading: Acts 2: 14, 22-33Responsorial: Psalm 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reading I - Acts 2: 14,22-3302:13 Psalm Response - Psalm 1605:37 Sequence - Victimæ Paschali Laudes07:12 Gospel - Matthew 28:8-1508:16 Reflection - They Paid the Soldiers to Lie🎧 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 #Easter #OctaveOfEaster #Resurrection #EmptyTomb #PeterPentecost
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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 | Monday in the Octave of Easter | April 6, 2026The cover-up started immediately.The tomb was empty. The guards had no explanation. So the chief priests paid them to lie. Tell people his disciples stole the body while we were asleep.Think about that. Sleeping witnesses identifying the thieves. This was the best story money could buy.Meanwhile, the women were running from the tomb when Jesus met them. They fell at His feet. They touched Him. He was real.Today's readings set the cover-up against the commission. The bribed soldiers telling a lie that falls apart under scrutiny. Peter standing at Pentecost declaring what he witnessed with his own eyes.The lie spread. But the truth is still spreading faster.📖 ReadingsFirst Reading: Acts 2: 14, 22-33Responsorial: Psalm 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reading I - Acts 2: 14,22-3302:13 Psalm Response - Psalm 1605:37 Sequence - Victimæ Paschali Laudes07:12 Gospel - Matthew 28:8-1508:16 Reflection - They Paid the Soldiers to Lie🎧 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 #Easter #OctaveOfEaster #Resurrection #EmptyTomb #PeterPentecost
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