Project BLACK MAMBA: Second Sunday of Easter

'Tis the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday): Wikipedia-link Octave & Wikipedia-link Divine Mercy.

Otherwise, 3 April would be the feast of Saint Mary of Egypt, Hermit (circa fifth century): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Twould also be the feast of Saint Richard of Chicester, Bishop (1197-1253, A.K.A. Richard de Wych): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Twould also be the feast of Blessed Piotr Edward Dankowski, Priest & Martyr (1908-1942), martyred under the Führer Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Martyrs of World War II: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link 108.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

Scripture of the Week
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter five, verses twelve thru sixteen;
Psalm One Hundred Eighteen, verses two thru four, thirteen thru fifteen, & twenty-two thru twenty-four;
The Book of Revelation, chapter one, verses nine thru eleven(a), twelve, thirteen, & seventeen thru nineteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty, verses nineteen thru thirty-one.

Traditional Latin Mass Readings
The First Letter of John, chapter five, verses four thru ten;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty, verses nineteen thru thirty-one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter one, verses one thru fourteen.

Commentary: The epistle & the Gospel (or, as it turned out, the "first Gospel") were first sung in Latin from the altar, then read in English from the ambo (pulpit). The "last Gospel," was read in Latin after the dismissal & blessing, before the recessional. Wait, what? A program was provided, but it was next to useless at many points, even when it was not referring us to a separate booklet, the "Red Missal." More thoughts to follow.