Understanding the Day
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Eastertide
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Week 4 of Eastertide
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Weekday
Eastertide is the fifty-day season from Easter Sunday to Pentecost, a time the Church celebrates the risen Christ and the new life he brings. This day, labeled as a Feria (Thursday of Week 4 of Eastertide), is an ordinary weekday in the liturgical rhythm of the season: it does not carry the solemnity of a feast or the obligation of a holy day, but it remains shaped by Easter joy. In practical terms, a feria means the Mass and the daily prayers follow the texts appointed for the Thursday of the fourth week of Eastertide rather than celebrating a particular saint or mystery. There is no octave or special vigil attached specifically to this feria; it participates in the ongoing Easter season.
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Weekly Formation
Commandment 3
The Ten Commandments
Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.
The Third Commandment sets apart the Lord’s Day for divine worship and true rest from ordinary labor. For Catholics this is fulfilled especially by assisting at Mass on Sundays and holy days and by allowing the day to serve God, the soul, and the duties of charity.
Featured Saint
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Thursday of Week 4 of Eastertide
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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Catechism
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Resurrection of Christ is the cornerstone of Christian faith, affirming His divine authority and fulfilling the promises of Scripture. It signifies not only liberation from sin through His death but also the invitation to a new life in grace, where we are adopted as God's children and called to share in the life of Christ. This transformative event assures us of our future resurrection, as Christ, the firstborn from the dead, offers us a glimpse of divine life. For Catholic families, this means embracing a life rooted in faith, living not for ourselves but for Christ, and fostering a hope that looks forward to the fullness of life in Him.
The Catechism teaches that sacramental celebrations are woven from signs and symbols rooted in creation, human culture, the Old Covenant, and fully revealed in Christ. Because we are body and spirit, we express and perceive spiritual realities through visible signs, including words, gestures, and actions. Creation itself—from light and water to trees and fruit—speaks of God’s greatness and nearness, while human actions such as washing, anointing, breaking bread, and sharing the cup can express God’s sanctifying action and our worship. The signs of the Old Covenant foreshadowed the sacraments, and Jesus gave these signs their fullest meaning. Since Pentecost, the Holy Spirit continues the work of sanctification through the sacramental signs of the Church, which make present Christ’s saving work and anticipate the glory of heaven.
A sacramental celebration is a meeting of God’s children with their Father, in Christ and the Holy Spirit, expressed through a dialogue of words and symbolic actions. The liturgy of the Word is an integral part of this celebration, nourishing faith through the proclamation of Scripture, the homily, and the responses of the assembly. Liturgical words and actions belong together: through the sacraments, the Holy Spirit makes present and communicates the Father’s work fulfilled by his beloved Son. Sacred song and music, when closely united to the liturgical action, express prayer, support the participation of the assembly, and serve the glory of God and the sanctification of the faithful. In our shared worship, may our words, actions, and songs faithfully give voice to our response of faith.