Project BLACK MAMBA: Eastertide

'Tis the feast of Saint Sixtus I, Pope & Martyr (circa 42-125, A.K.A. Xystus), martyred under the emperor Hadrian: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the feast of Saint Maria Crescentia Höß, Religious, T.O.R. (1682-1744, also spelt Höss or Hoess): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter five, verses seventeen thru twenty-six;
Psalm Thirty-four, verses two thru nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter three, verses sixteen thru twenty-one;

or, for the Feast:
The Second Letter to Timothy, chapter one, verses thirteen & fourteen & chapter two, verses one thru three;
Psalm Forty, verse five(a);
or, Psalm One, verse two(a);
or, Psalm Ninety-three, verses thirteen & fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eighteen, verses one thru five.

Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter twenty-eight, verses six thru forty-three;
The Book of Exodus, chapter twenty-nine (verses one thru forty-six).

Commentary: The ephod & breastpiece (28:6-30), other vestments (28:31-43), consecration of the priests (29:1-9), & ordination sacrifices (29:10-46).