Daily readings for April 15

Catholic parishes and lectionary sites for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, are using the same daily Mass readings: Acts 5:17–26, Psalm 34, and John 3:16–21. (bible.usccb.org) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops lists the date as Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, Lectionary 269, with Acts 5:17–26 as the first reading and John 3:16–21 as the Gospel. (bible.usccb.org) In Acts 5, the apostles are jailed by the high priest and Sadducees, then freed during the night and sent back to teach in the temple. Psalm 34 answers with the refrain, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor,” in the United States bishops’ text. (bible.usccb.org) The Gospel is the passage that opens with John 3:16 and continues through verse 21, where Jesus says God sent the Son “that the world might be saved through him,” not condemned. (bible.usccb.org) Those readings sit in the Easter season that began on April 5, 2026, and moved into its second week after Divine Mercy Sunday on April 12. Roman Rite calendars published for 2026 show April 15 as an Easter weekday rather than a saint’s feast displacing the day’s readings. (gcatholic.org) (romcal.js.org) The same reading set appears across parish and devotional schedules posted this week, including an Irish parish notice and several daily-reading sites that match the bishops’ listing verse for verse. (4dlord.wordpress.com) (ucatholic.com) (gospeltodaycatholic.com) Commentary published alongside the readings has focused on the contrast between fear and light. America magazine’s reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter was titled “A world made for each other,” and Vatican News posted the April 15 readings under its daily “Word of the Day” feature. (americamagazine.org) (vaticannews.va) For parishioners checking missalettes, livestreams, or daily prayer apps on April 15, the practical takeaway is simple: the day’s liturgy centers on imprisonment and release in Acts, deliverance in Psalm 34, and John’s saving-not-condemning passage. (bible.usccb.org)