Daily readings

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Easter Wednesday. Eastertide. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationEaster Wednesday

TypeSolemnity

SeasonEastertide

Year2026 archive

The Roman Catholic readings for this date are shown below on-site. Use plain reading mode if you want clearer modern wording, or switch back to the original Douay-Rheims wording at any time.

Reading mode

Plain mode helps modern readers follow the text more easily.

On-site scripture text: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. Plain mode is a built-in reading aid that modernizes older wording for easier understanding while keeping the same Roman Catholic reading references for the day.

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First Reading

Acts 3:1-10

How to approach it

Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.

1Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.

2And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of them that went into the temple.

3He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an charity.

4But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us.

5But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.

6But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk.

7And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength.

8And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

10And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging charity at the Beartiful gate of the temple: and they were satisfied with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

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Psalm

Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9

How to pray it

The psalm is meant to be prayed, not rushed. If the wording feels older, focus on the main movement of the prayer: trust, praise, sorrow, gratitude, or hope.

1Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.

2Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wonderful works.

3Glory you in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

4Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.

6OH you offspring of Abraham his servant; you sons of Jacob his chosen.

7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

8He has remembered his covenant forever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

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Gospel

Luke 24:13-35

What to watch for

The Gospel is the center of the reading set. Pay close attention to what Jesus says, what Jesus does, and what response he is asking for.

13And look, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.

14And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15And it happened, that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also drawing near, went with them.

16But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

17And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk, and are sad?

18And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art you only a stranger to Jerusalem, and have not known the things that have been done there in these days?

19To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;

20And how our chief priests and leaders rescued him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

21But we hoped, that it was he that should have rescued Israel: and now besides all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

22Yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us, who before it was light, were at the tomb,

23And not finding his body, came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive.

24And some of our people went to the tomb, and found it so as the women had said, but him they found not.

25Then he said to them: OH foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have said.

26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and so to enter into his glory?

27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures, the things that were concerning him.

28And they drew night to the town, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther.

29But they constrained him; saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them.

30And it happened, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.

31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

32And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures?

33And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were staying with them,

34Saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.

35And they told what things were done in the way; and how they knew him in the breaking of the bread.

Source note

This page uses the Catholic Readings API for the day's references and liturgical celebration data, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from the public-domain Douay-Rheims Bible distributed through the Open Bibles project.