'Tis the Tuesday within the Octave of Easter: Octave-link.
Otherwise, 18 April would be the festival of Saint Perfectus of Córdoba, Priest & Martyr (died 850), martyred in the reign of the emir Abd ar-Rahman II, one of the forty-eight Martyrs of Córdoba: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link XLVIII.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Giacomo Oldo, Priest, O.F.M. (1364-1404, Anglicized as James Oldo): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Blessed-link trēs.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Marie Anne Blondin, Religious, S.S.A. (1809-1890), foundress of the Sisters of Saint Anne: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link S.S.A.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter two, verses thirty-six thru forty-one;
Psalm Thirty-three, verses four & five, eighteen & nineteen, & twenty & twenty-two;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty, verses eleven thru eighteen.
Commentary: I receive in my e-mailbox a daily Gospel reflection from Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Ministries, just as during Lent, but so far this is only available as an e-mail, not through a freestanding website; so, I am uncertain how to share the reflection with you, my treasured readers, but I'll keep working at it.
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