Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Easter
May 20, 2026

Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest

First Reading

Acts 4:8-12

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole. He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Translation: World English Bible

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 40

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Gospel Acclamation

John 8:12

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Gospel

Luke 9:57-62

As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.” Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”

Translation: World English Bible

References: General Roman Calendar via litcal.johnromanodorazio.com (AGPL-3.0). Scripture text: World English Bible (public domain) via bible-api.com. Canonical Catholic text (NABRE): usccb.org.