Daily readings

Saturday, April 11, 2026

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

CelebrationEaster Saturday

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.

1

First Reading

Acts 4:13-21

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.

13Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered; and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.

14Seeing the man also who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

15But they commanded them to go aside out of the council; and they conferred among themselves,

16Saying: What shall we do to these men? for indeed a known miracle has been done by them, to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: it is clear, and we cannot deny it.

17But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

18And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be righteous before God, to hear you rather than God, judge you.

20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

21But they threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.

2

Psalm

Psalm 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21

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.

16The right hand of the Lord has wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord has exulted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought strength.

17I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.

18The Lord chastising has chastised me: but he has not rescued me over to death.

19Open you to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.

20This is the gate of the Lord, the righteous shall enter into it.

21I will give glory to you because you have heard me: and art become my salvation.

3

Gospel

Mark 16:9-15

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.

9But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

10She went and told them that had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

11And they hearing that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

12And after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking, as they were going into the country.

13And they going told it to the rest: neither did they believe them.

14At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again.

15And he said to them: Go you into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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.