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Year A

April 2, 2026

On this page you will find:

  • The readings for Mass, the Mass leaflet with the choice of hymns

  • A sample universal prayer available for download, in PDF and editable Word formats.

  • A meditation on the Sunday Gospel, a spiritual text and commentary by Marie-Noëlle Thabut

Holy Thursday

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If therefore I, the Lord and Master,
I washed your feet,
You too must wash your feet

to each other.
This is an example I gave you.
so that you too may do
as I did for you.

John 13:14


Readings from the Mass

https://www.aelf.org/2026-04-02/romain/messe

Universal Prayer


Consult the Lectio Divina page, which invites you to read the Gospel in a prayerful atmosphere so that you may be touched in your heart. It is important not to rush to read commentaries or homilies before having this personal experience of encountering Christ in Scripture.
Next, if you wish, you can read the meditations below which will enrich your personal reading and meditation.

Méditation

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS


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CHRISM MASS

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Homily

Draw from the source

We are approaching the end of Lent. The biblical readings for this Sunday offer us a glimpse of the joy of Easter, the victory of life over death. We are invited to participate in this victory by committing ourselves to the service of peace and life. As every year, CCFD calls us to fight against the suffering and inequalities that mark our world. We see it clearly: the poor are becoming poorer and more numerous. International news is dominated by violence, conflict, and the distress of those fleeing their homeland in search of peace. It is important to be attentive to the cries from here and elsewhere. CCFD-Terre Solidaire invites us this year to be moved by the cries of the world and to transform them into shared hope.

For this struggle, we turn to the Lord. The biblical texts for this Sunday seek to help us. First, we have the first reading, which takes us back to the fourth century BC. The people of Israel are in great distress because they are deported to a land of exile. But the prophet Ezekiel intervenes to rekindle the hope of the exiles. God will open the tomb into which this people has been swallowed up. He will bring them back to the land of Israel. This will be the victory of life over death. Through this biblical text, we already have an introduction to the idea of resurrection.

Understanding the readings

with Marie-Noëlle THABUT



Une parole pour la route
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