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Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | Monday in the Octave of Easter | April 6, 2026
The cover-up started immediately.
The tomb was empty. The guards had no explanation. So the chief priests paid them to lie. Tell people his disciples stole the body while we were asleep.
Think about that. Sleeping witnesses identifying the thieves. This was the best story money could buy.
Meanwhile, the women were running from the tomb when Jesus met them. They fell at His feet. They touched Him. He was real.
Today's readings set the cover-up against the commission. The bribed soldiers telling a lie that falls apart under scrutiny. Peter standing at Pentecost declaring what he witnessed with his own eyes.
The lie spread. But the truth is still spreading faster.
📖 Readings
First Reading: Acts 2: 14, 22-33
Responsorial: Psalm 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15
⏱️ Timeline
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Reading I - Acts 2: 14,22-33
02:13 Psalm Response - Psalm 16
05:37 Sequence - Victimæ Paschali Laudes
07:12 Gospel - Matthew 28:8-15
08:16 Reflection - They Paid the Soldiers to Lie
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