Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Reflect on the daily word of God

Monday within Octave of Easter : 18th April 2022

Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. And there, coming to meet them, was Jesus. ‘Greetings,’ he said. And the women came up to him and, falling down before him, clasped Continue Reading

Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection : 17th April 2022

It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the Continue Reading

Easter Vigil : Saturday, 16th April 2022

 On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, the women went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but on entering they discovered that the body Continue Reading

Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord : 15th April 2022

Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron valley. There was a garden there, and he went into it with his disciples. Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged. Pilate came outside again and said to them, Continue Reading

Mass of the Lord’s Supper : Holy Thursday 14th April 2022

Jesus got up from table, removed his outer garment and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came Continue Reading

Wednesday of Holy Week : 13th April 2022

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus to say, ‘Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the passover?’ ‘Go to so-and-so in the city’ he replied, ‘and say to him, “The Master says: Continue Reading