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Daily Reading

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter

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FIRST READING

ACTS 4:32-37

The community of believers was of one heart and mind,
and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own,
but they had everything in common.
With great power the Apostles bore witness
to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,
and great favor was accorded them all.
There was no needy person among them,
for those who owned property or houses would sell them,
bring the proceeds of the sale,
and put them at the feet of the Apostles,
and they were distributed to each according to need.

Thus Joseph, also named by the Apostles Barnabas
(which is translated Ason of encouragement"),
a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
sold a piece of property that he owned,
then brought the money and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

PSALM

PS 93:1AB, 1CD-2, 5

Response: The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.

The LORD is king, in splendor robed;
robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.

And he has made the world firm,
not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old;
from everlasting you are, O LORD.

Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed:
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for length of days.

GOSPEL

JN 3:7B-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus:
"'You must be born from above.'
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes,
but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes;
so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Nicodemus answered and said to him,
'How can this happen?"
Jesus answered and said to him,
"You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?
Amen, amen, I say to you,
we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen,
but you people do not accept our testimony.
If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe,
how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

Daily Reflection

14th April 2026

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter

“The community of believers was of one heart and mind”. This statement articulates the plan of God. In stating this, St. Luke communicates that the Church truly IS the plan of God that gathers all believers. This is emphasised by three points that he makes:

a) Everything was shared so that “No one was in need” – a COMMUNION of mind and heart.

b) The Apostles testified to the Resurrection with great power – a sign that God was with them and the source of this enterprise.

c) Barnabas sold his property and surrendered the proceeds to the Apostles – the leaders led from the front and by example.

This is exactly what Jesus emphasises to Nicodemus – “You must be born from above”. Having the mind and heart of God in all we say and do is precisely our mission.

Not only must we preach the Good News... We must also BE the Good News!