{"id":197037,"date":"2026-04-18T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=197037&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=197037"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:34:55","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-apr-19-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-apr-19-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: Apr 19 &#8211; 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"197037\" class=\"elementor elementor-197037\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0edc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0edc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7167d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7167d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e542d3a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e542d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEEKLY DIGEST OF rc<br><b>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week April 19 - 26, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c48768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, April 19, 2026 \u2013 On the Road with Jesus<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, April 20, 2026 \u2013 From the Stomach to the Heart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, April 21, 2026 \u2013 Yesterday\u2019s Desert, Today\u2019s Jungle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, April 22, 2026 \u2013 Words of Eternal Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, April 23, 2026 \u2013 Teach, Lord!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, April 24, 2026 \u2013 Questions and Answers<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, April 25, 2026 \u2013 The Final Act<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, April 26, 2026 \u2013 Baptism: Gateway to an Abundance of Life<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" 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fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f485eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luke 24:13-35<\/p>\n<p>That very day, the first day of the week,\u00a0two of Jesus\u2019 disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them,\u00a0\u201cWhat are you discussing as you walk along?\u201d They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, \u201cAre you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?\u201d And he replied to them, \u201cWhat sort of things?\u201d They said to him,\u00a0\u201cThe things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning\u00a0and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.\u201d And he said to them, \u201cOh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?\u201d Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, \u201cStay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.\u201d So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, \u201cWere not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?\u201d So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, \u201cThe Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!\u201d Then the two recounted\u00a0what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, I praise you and am so grateful for this prayer time. Thank you that despite my stumbling, you walk beside me and steady me. Open my eyes and ears now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cJesus\u2026 Drew Near And Walked With Them\u201d:<\/strong> Jesus walked with the disciples on the way to Emmaus, and he is here now, and walking beside us. When we pause a moment to reflect on this powerful truth and let it penetrate our hearts, no matter what our state of mind is, or what emotions well up, or what situations are confronting us, we can draw strength from Jesus walking beside us. What a comfort this realization is! It is and should be our fountain of strength and our shield of protection on the battleground of life.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThey Stopped, Looking Downcast\u201d:<\/strong> Could the disciples have failed to recognize Our Lord because they were looking down? Looking down might indicate their minds were closed and their hearts were turned inward on themselves in sorrow over Jesus\u2019 death, pondering why and how this all could have happened! When the unexpected happens, we can get stuck asking the wrong questions, too. It is understandable to ask \u201chow\u201d and \u201cwhy,\u201d but to grow and begin to move forward, it is more helpful instead to ask in prayer, \u201cWhat do you want me to learn from this, Lord?\u201d When we say this prayer humbly and diligently, Our Lord will begin to inspire our hearts with hope and new direction.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cOh, How Foolish You Are!\u201d:<\/strong> Being called a fool can snap us right out of our navel\u2014gazing, even causing us to momentarily forget our sorrow. It\u2019s possible that the disciples didn\u2019t recognize Jesus because they clung to their interpretation of how Jesus would \u201credeem\u201d his people and the role they would play. When Jesus reoriented the disciples to understand God\u2019s plan through the Scripture, their despairing hearts began to burn with new hope. When we hold on to our agenda with a prideful, \u201cmy way or the highway\u201d attitude, we are being foolish. Going to prayer, even just momentarily acknowledging Jesus as Lord, who already knows the answer and who can overcome any difficulty, will help defeat the temptation for control. Recognizing his presence and ultimate control over every situation increases our humility and prevents rash decisions. We are the Lord\u2019s good servants first. Our greatest desire is his will, and acknowledging that Jesus is walking beside us will help us maintain interior peace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Thank you, Lord, for encouraging me to focus outward towards you and others. I do desire your will above mine. By surrendering my own desire for control, I can be more open to your gentle leading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will avoid rash words or actions, pausing to remember I am your good servant first.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. She can be reached at janice.neyer@gmail.com.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 20, 2026 \u2013 From the Stomach to the Heart<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197039 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-20-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197039\" alt=\"26-04-20-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-20-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741945?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 20, 2026 - From the Stomach to the Heart\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741945\/\">April 20, 2026 &#8211; From the Stomach to the Heart | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Third Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8012d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8012d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>John 6:22-29<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left. Other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread when the Lord gave thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, \u201cRabbi, when did you get here?\u201d Jesus answered them and said, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.\u201dSo they said to him, \u201cWhat can we do to accomplish the works of God?\u201d Jesus answered and said to them, \u201cThis is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, all praise and honor we rightly offer you! We genuinely look for you, but we sometimes find ourselves searching and hungry for bread that perishes. Forgive us, Lord! Please show us that you are the living bread we desire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Hunger of the Heart:<\/strong> Jesus used food as a \u201chook\u201d to capture the attention of the crowd when he multiplied the loaves and fish. While we do not multiply bread or fish to feed people, we can imitate Jesus by using everyday events to invite people to discover and grow in a relationship with God. Each day we have opportunities to cast a \u201chook\u201d into the stream of people\u2019s lives to share the love of Jesus with them. Our words, as well as our actions, can lift their minds, at least momentarily, to \u201cthings that are above,\u201d bringing them into contact with their greatest good, Our Lord (cf. Col 3:2).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporal Versus Eternal: <\/strong>Many people sought Jesus because they wanted physical food or healing. Jesus challenged them, saying, \u201cDo not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.\u201d We, too, can become earthbound, distracted by our temporal world of work and home, and unaware of the connectedness of the temporal and eternal realms when, in fact, everything we possess, any talent we have received, belongs to the Lord, and should rightly be used to reach out to share Jesus with others, either directly or indirectly. We are invited today, in this Gospel, to sit with these thoughts and ask ourselves, \u201cHow am I living each day with an eye on eternity, and sharing my perspective with those I\u2019m called to reach?\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Work of God:<\/strong> \u201cThis is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.\u201d A quick peek into a thesaurus reveals words that may intensify what Jesus means when he says \u201cbelieve\u201d\u2014words like faith, trust, confidence, certainty, acceptance, reliance, conviction, and hope. Do these words reflect the depth of our belief and commitment to Jesus? We don\u2019t earn faith\u2014it\u2019s a gift from God\u2014but we do need to open our hearts, empty them of superfluous concerns, pray for faith, and be <em>ready<\/em> to receive the answer to our prayer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Jesus, I do believe; help my unbelief! Abba, grow my heart\u2019s longing for you today as I pray over the ways I hunger for you, the ways I keep my gaze fixed on eternity, and the ways I \u201cdo the work of God.\u201d Thank you, Lord, for this time of prayer. Increase my belief in the one you sent so that I might become a fisher of men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I ask you to give me opportunities to build the Kingdom by my words and actions and become an instrument in the evangelization of others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/beliefs-and-teachings\/what-we-believe\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayerful reading of the Creed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/catechism\/en\/part_three\/section_one\/chapter_one\/article_7\/ii_the_theological_virtues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read and meditate about faith in the <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em> 1814-1816.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:janice.neyer@gmail.com\">janice.neyer@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 21, 2026 \u2013 Yesterday\u2019s Desert, Today\u2019s Jungle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197040 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-21-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197040\" alt=\"26-04-21-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-21-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741946?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 21, 2026 - Yesterday\u2019s Desert, Today\u2019s Jungl\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741946\/\">April 21, 2026 &#8211; Yesterday\u2019s Desert, Today\u2019s Jungl | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4556 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a8d4556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John 6:30-35<\/p>\n<p>The crowd said to Jesus: \u201cWhat sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: <em>He gave them bread from heaven to eat<\/em>.\u201d So Jesus said to them, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.\u00a0For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.\u201d So they said to Jesus, \u201cSir, give us this bread always.\u201d\u00a0Jesus said to them, \u201cI am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord, Jesus, I thank you and praise you for this time to quiet my mind, to speak and listen to you. Your words \u201cI am the bread of life!\u201d move me. Jesus, I trust in you; help me trust more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cWhat Sign Can You Do, That We May See and Believe in You?\u201d:<\/strong> Who dares to ask Jesus this question? Aren\u2019t these the same people who witnessed the multiplication of loaves and fish one day earlier? Some people, because of their limited vision, fail to see anything but an impressive event as a sign. Fortunate are the people who stop, ponder, and internalize the more subtle signs God gives them through the years. Recalling past signs (grand or small) strengthens us to face our future with confidence. Our Lord beckons us to take a few minutes now to look for the signs he provides for us today, thank him, and pray about how to respond.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWhat Can You Do?\u201d:<\/strong> We, as disciples and children of God, can be signs to every person we encounter. This is discipleship. We live in confusing times in our world and within our beloved Church. When we hear Gospel truths being misrepresented more than ever, the Lord calls us to be loving when we are not being shown love, kind when we see others act out of selfishness, and courageous and composed when we speak up to address a wrong. \u201cFor God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control\u201d (2 Tim 1:7).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cSir, Give Us This Bread Always\u201d:<\/strong> Jesus reminded the people that it wasn\u2019t Moses who provided the manna from heaven while they wandered through the desert, but God the Father. Enthusiastically, they asked for that bread always, and Jesus began to prepare them to hear the Good News of the Eucharist. The true bread of God is Jesus, who came down from heaven to give life to the world! Their hearts must have burned, their eyes must have become as big as saucers when Jesus said, \u201cI am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.\u201d Jesus\u2019 Real Presence in the Eucharist, while hidden in the sign of bread, always nourishes us, strengthens us, and carries us through the difficulties and confusion in daily life, as long as we believe and trust in him!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Jesus, you are my bread of life! I say with Peter, \u201cMaster, to whom shall I go? You have the words of eternal life.\u201d Also like Peter, I know I often fail you, Lord. Sometimes I am not a sign pointing to you at all. But I know that when I repent and resolve to embrace your will by the power of the Holy Spirit, I become the person you created me to be, an authentic sign to others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will be an intentional sign with my words and actions to a friend, coworker, or family member.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:janice.neyer@gmail.com\">janice.neyer@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 22, 2026 \u2013 Words of Eternal Life<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197041 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-22-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197041\" alt=\"26-04-22-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-22-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741947?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 22, 2026 - Words of Eternal Life\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741947\/\">April 22, 2026 &#8211; Words of Eternal Life | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a32da elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"78a32da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John 6:35-40<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to the crowds, \u201cI am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> All glory to you, Father God! Thank you for sending your Son to rescue me from sin and eternal death! Your words are truth and life! Help me to etch them into my heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Hungering and Thirsting:<\/strong> Every human heart hungers and thirsts for love, satisfaction, and purpose in life. Yet, the world dupes us and we chase our tails, which can lead us down rabbit holes of materialism, secularism, and falsehoods about our self-worth. In these lines of Scripture, Jesus tells us succinctly that <em>he<\/em> is what we hunger and thirst for! We need only to come to him and believe in him. Jesus pleads with us to come. His compassionate eyes are full of understanding for our messy lives, strained relationships, brokenness, and confusion. At times, our pride, lack of trust, inability to detach from people or things, or worldly attractions divert our attention from the eternal life Jesus longs to give. Jesus chided the people he spoke to, and likewise us, when he said, \u201cAlthough you have seen me, you do not believe.\u201d If we were more fervent in our belief in Jesus, how might we demonstrate it?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI Will Not Reject Anyone Who Comes to Me\u201d: <\/strong>This has to be one of the most profound promises Jesus makes to us! No sin is so big that it will cause Jesus to exclude us if we come to him! Let us savor these words, repeat them often, memorize them, and share them! Rejection is a part of the human experience, causing deep wounds and perhaps making us fearful about coming to Jesus, but Jesus longs to heal us. Belief implies deep trust, and we can trust Jesus will never reject us when we express sorrow for our sins. Meditating on the crucifix, reciting Romans 5:8, \u201cWhile we were still sinners Christ died for us,\u201d burns this truth into our hearts.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Father\u2019s Will: <\/strong>Doing the Father\u2019s will isn\u2019t just Jesus\u2019 greatest desire; it\u2019s his mission! He spoke of his doing the Father\u2019s will and told us what the Father\u2019s will was three times in five verses! The repetition of his words indicates a high level of importance. \u201cAnd this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.\u201d The last day will be here before we know it! Jesus has won the battle for our souls, but we know people stuck behind \u201cenemy lines.\u201d We have opportunities daily to rescue them, or at least to throw them a lifeline. How often do we engage in conversations of eternal consequence?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Thank you, Lord, for this time of prayer and reflection on your word. I am in awe of you. I hear you say, \u201cCome,\u201d and I run to your embrace. I hear you say, \u201cBelieve,\u201d and I do believe, and pray to trust you even more. Lord, give me a heart for other souls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will by words and actions throw a \u201clifeline\u201d to someone I encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:janice.neyer@gmail.com\">janice.neyer@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 23, 2026 \u2013 Teach, Lord!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197042 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-23-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197042\" alt=\"26-04-23-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-23-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741948?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 23, 2026 - Teach, Lord!\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741948\/\">April 23, 2026 &#8211; Teach, Lord! | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday of the Third Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251dad elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e251dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John 6:44-51<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to the crowds: \u201cNo one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: <em>They shall all be taught by God. <\/em>Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Father, thank you for sending Jesus to us! Jesus, I believe you are the living bread come down from heaven! The Eucharist is your most loving, mysterious, and awesome gift. Teach me, Lord, so that I might grow in deeper understanding and love for the Eucharist during this time of prayer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Draw Me: <\/strong>\u201cNo one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him.\u201d It is not our own will that first prompts us to come to Jesus, but it is God the Father\u2019s love for each of us. He acts first, and we in turn respond by accepting Jesus\u2019 invitation to come to him. We are like the tiny shavings of iron that are \u201cdrawn\u201d to a magnet; God\u2019s love is irresistible! Well, almost. We do, at times, resist his love. We choose to deny ourselves our greatest good. What an awesomely beautiful, but potentially self-destructive \u201cgift\u201d our free will is. Lord, make us wise and loving!\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ear of the Heart:<\/strong> \u201cThey shall be taught by God\u201d is a reference to Old Testament prophecies. Isaiah 54:13 says, \u201cAll your children shall be taught by the Lord.\u201d Jeremiah 31:33 says, \u201cI will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts\u2026\u201d Joel 3:1 says, \u201cIt shall come to pass: I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.\u201d So mysterious is Our Lord\u2019s communication lovingly whispered into the heart; it is certainly beyond the human intellect that often wishes to codify knowledge on charts! Complete trust and total surrender to the Spirit unlocks and softens the heart, enabling a person to hear in external silence the sublime expression, the very breath of God!\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manna Versus Living Bread:<\/strong> \u201cI am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world.\u201d Manna, the bread of heaven that fed the Israelites in the desert, prefigures the new living bread that is Jesus\u2019 flesh. While the heaven-sent manna provided bodily nourishment, it had no spiritual effect nor prevented them from dying, but Jesus, sent by the Father, promises a new bread that gives spiritual nourishment and fills us with the divine grace necessary for eternal life. How might we share the truth of the Eucharist at a time when so many are walking away?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>I praise you, Lord, for this time of prayer! I relish the awesome yet overwhelming gift of the Eucharist! O Holy Spirit, bestow on me a docile beatitude that I might discern your tender whispers in the silence of prayer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will go to Mass and receive the Eucharist with greater fervor than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Neyer works as a freelance writer\/editor and a substitute teacher in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has two married adult children and five amazing grandchildren. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:janice.neyer@gmail.com\">janice.neyer@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 24, 2026 \u2013 Questions and Answers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197043 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-24-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197043\" alt=\"26-04-24-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-24-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741950?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 24, 2026 - Questions and Answers\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741950\/\">April 24, 2026 &#8211; Questions and Answers | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday of the Third Week of Easter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efad60c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"efad60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John 6:52-59<\/p>\n<p>The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, \u201cHow can this man give us his Flesh to eat?\u201d Jesus said to them, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.\u201d These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, break open your word to me as I turn my heart to you in prayer. I long to remain in you and let you remain in me. Just as you challenged the crowds with the truth of your Flesh and Blood being offered for them, you challenge me with the truth which gives me life. And as I have prayed all week, make my heart burn while you speak to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Encountering Christ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Questioning Jesus: <\/strong>The reading says that the Jews quarreled among themselves as they grappled with the meaning of his words. They were struggling and asking how this could be possible. Like their forefather Moses who doubted and struck the rock twice, or Jacob who wrestled with God in order to obtain a promise, so did their descendants wrestle and quarrel. And Jesus didn\u2019t make it easy on them, but rather repeated the challenging truth, for which there was no obvious resolution other than to believe in him and his words. Belief and trust is often the only answer when we don\u2019t understand what God is doing or saying in our lives.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our Ancestors: <\/strong>Jesus referred to the ancestors of the Jews, who ate manna in the desert and still died. That bread was to sustain them until they got to the Promised Land of Canaan, which it did. Yet this new manna of Jesus\u2019s Flesh and Blood will sustain us until we all arrive in our heavenly Promised Land. There is no death for us if we believe in him and are fed by him. Jesus makes clear that the result of the bread he offers is \u201cunlike\u201d that of the bread their ancestors ate. He promises life!\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching in the Synagogue:<\/strong> Jesus was teaching in Capernaum, the hometown of Peter, Andrew, and James. This was a town of commerce at the base of the hill where he taught the Beatitudes of the Kingdom. It was the town on the seashore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus originally called his Apostles. It was the town\u2014the Apostles\u2019 small and busy town\u2014where he challenged them with the truths he came to teach. Jesus did not shy away from the tougher-to-believe aspects of his messages. He shared them with everyone in the synagogue, all of his disciples\u2019 family and friends. Although these truths were difficult to believe, they are also extremely beautiful. God wants to nourish us in this life and bring us to eternal life. God wants to sustain us in the desert of this life! God wants to be our manna! He challenges us because he loves us and wants us to follow him, even if we don\u2019t understand everything he says at the moment!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Jesus, your words are truth and life. Like Peter, we have believed and come to know. To whom shall we go, for you have the words of everlasting life? I will never turn away from the challenging yet life-giving words you speak to me in the Catholic Church and in your Scriptures. Speak Lord, your servant is listening! Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will renew my \u201cyes\u201d to you frequently. The \u201cyes\u201d of my Baptism. The \u201cyes\u201d of my Confirmation. The \u201cAmen\u201d of my First Communion. The \u201cyes\u201d of my life\u2019s vocation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>The mode of Christ\u2019s presence under the Eucharistic species is unique. It raises the Eucharist above all the sacraments as \u201cthe perfection of the spiritual life and the end to which all the sacraments tend.\u201d In the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist \u201cthe body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained.\u201d \u201cThis presence is called \u2018real\u2019\u2014by which is not intended to exclude the other types of presence as if they could not be \u2018real\u2019 too, but because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present\u201d (CCC 1374).<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Mark Haydu, LC, is a priest living in Rye, New York. He currently serves as the local New York Chaplain for the Lumen Institute where he offers spiritual coaching to business leaders seeking to integrate faith, character, and leadership: <a href=\"https:\/\/lumeninstitute.org\/\">https:\/\/lumeninstitute.org\/<\/a>. He hails from Akron, Ohio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 25, 2026 \u2013 The Final Act<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197044 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-25-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197044\" alt=\"26-04-25-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-25-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741953?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 25, 2026 - The Final Act\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741953\/\">April 25, 2026 &#8211; The Final Act | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df38541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df38541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1645f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7a1645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark 16:15-20<\/p>\n<p>Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: \u201cGo into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.\u201d Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord God, you are the Lord of all creation. Everything I see belongs to you, and yet you authorize me to preach in your name. Grant me the zeal and inner strength to be a fearless witness for you. Inflame in me the desire to \u201cgo into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Go Into the Whole World: <\/strong>The great commission given by Jesus is universal in scope. No corner of our planet is exempt from his mandate to proclaim the Gospel. \u201cThe whole world\u201d must receive the Good News. \u201cSpeaking new languages\u201d will be necessary, so that God\u2019s love and mercy can be \u201cpreached everywhere.\u201d Perhaps what is most surprising, however, is Jesus\u2019 call to proclaim the Gospel to every<em>creature<\/em>. The great St. Francis of Assisi understood that because all creation comes <em>from<\/em> God, it should lead us back <em>to<\/em> Pope Francis comments in his encyclical <em>Laudato Si\u2019<\/em>, \u201cJust as happens when we fall in love with someone, whenever he [St. Francis] would gaze at the sun, the moon, or the smallest of animals, he burst into song, drawing all other creatures into his praise. He communed with all creation, even preaching to the flowers, inviting them \u2018to praise the Lord, just as if they were endowed with reason.\u2019\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark the Evangelist:<\/strong> St. Mark, whose feast we celebrate today, was not only one of the four Gospel writers. He was also a man of the Church. In the first reading today, St. Peter, head of the Catholic Church, mentioned him affectionately by name: \u201cMy son, Mark.\u201d Tradition has it that St. Mark leaned heavily on St. Peter when writing his Gospel account. Peter\u2019s confession of faith in Jesus\u2014\u201cYou are the Christ\u201d\u2014figures centrally in Mark\u2019s Gospel. Mark is also mentioned in the letters of St. Paul. \u201cGet Mark and bring him with you, for he is helpful to me in the ministry\u201d (2 Tim 4:11). St. Mark later became Bishop of Alexandria, a sign of his total devotion to the spouse of Christ, the Church.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seated on High:<\/strong> In today\u2019s Gospel reading, Jesus \u201cwas taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.\u201d He has a new seat, a new task to fulfill. The Catechism assures us in number 1067 that the Ascension is part of the Paschal mystery\u2014Passion and Death, Resurrection, <em>and <\/em>These can never be separated. \u201cThe lifting up of Jesus on the cross signifies and announces his lifting up by his Ascension into heaven, and indeed begins it\u201d (CCC 662). The Ascension\u2014which we will properly celebrate in a few weeks\u2014does not mean Christ\u2019s absence. Hebrews 7:25 promises us that he now lives to make intercession <em>for us<\/em>. And today\u2019s passage assures us that \u201cthe [ascended] Lord worked with them.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, your being in heaven makes me want to get there, too! And I know you have gone ahead to prepare a place for me. Teach me to be a fearless apostle, like St. Mark, so that I can help bring others along!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will take some time to read from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/0\">Gospel according to St. Mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reading:<\/strong> Take a look at the first chapters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/acts\/0\">Acts of the Apostles<\/a> in order to see how the story continued after the Ascension.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 26, 2026 \u2013 Baptism: Gateway to an Abundance of Life<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197045 lazyload\" alt=\"26-04-26-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197045\" alt=\"26-04-26-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26-04-26-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7608e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2741954?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 26, 2026 - Baptism: Gateway to an Abundance \"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2741954\/\">April 26, 2026 &#8211; 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But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.\u201d Although Jesus used this figure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord Jesus, you are my gate. You are my Shepherd. I come before you with humility and gratitude for your care over me. Thank you for the freedom I experience as a child of the heavenly Father. Thank you for giving me an abundant life and for being a dear friend along my journey to eternal life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Jesus Came So That We Might Have Life: <\/strong>Jesus wants to give us spiritual life through baptism. \u201cThose who enter through the gate will be saved.\u201d The gateway to eternal life is to allow oneself to be washed clean in the waters of baptism. We are called to embrace Christ\u2019s way of life as a son or daughter of God. Once we have entered through the gate and become one of the flock, we have the freedom of a member of the household to come and go as we please.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have Life More Abundantly:<\/strong> Jesus gives life abundantly. His life is like the vibrant vitality of a waterfall with a never-ending source of water, as opposed to the trickle of a little stream. Jesus wants us to live a life experiencing the all-encompassing providential care of a loving Father, of a Shepherd who provides abundantly for the most basic needs.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI Am the Gate\u201d: <\/strong>This passage is allegorical and a bit abstract. The people of Jesus\u2019 time learned through stories, as do the people of our time. Jesus is saying that any stranger who is not part of the family cannot enter the gate unannounced to enjoy the privilege of using the grounds, eating the supplies, or drinking the water. However, a fully committed person who is incorporated into the family of Christ\u2019s Church may enter the gate and partake of the abundance of life provided by the Shepherd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Jesus, the grace I received in baptism is beyond the scope of my complete comprehension. Help me to realize what a gift you have given me by incorporating me into your family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will look deeply within my heart and reflect on what it means for me to be part of your flock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P3G.HTM\">Numbers 1213-1284 of the <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em><\/a> explain the riches of the sacrament of Baptism.<\/p>\n<p>Renee Pomarico, CRC, is Communications Director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi. 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