Friday within the Octave of Easter · Weekday

Mass Readings for Friday, April 21, 2028

On Friday, April 21, 2028, the Church in the United States keeps Friday within the Octave of Easter (Cycle II); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is John 21:1-14.

Updated October 20, 2026

Liturgical color

White

Celebration: Friday within the Octave of Easter
Season: Easter Time · Week 1
Rank: Weekday
Sunday cycle: Year C
Weekday cycle: Cycle II

Mass readings US

First Reading Acts 4:1-12

1But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them,
2being grieved that they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3And they laid hands on them, and they placed them under guard until the next day. For it was now evening.
4But many of those who had heard the word believed. And the number of men became five thousand.
5And it happened on the next day that their leaders and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,
6including Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the priestly family.
7And stationing them in the middle, they questioned them: “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Leaders of the people and elders, listen.
9If we today are judged by a good deed done to an infirm man, by which he has been made whole,
10let it be known to all of you and to all of the people of Israel, that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God has raised from the dead, by him, this man stands before you, healthy.
11He is the stone, which was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.
12And there is no salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which it is necessary for us to be saved.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Acts 4

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a

Read in the CPDV: Psalm 118 (117 in the Vulgate)

Alleluia Psalm 118:24

Read in the CPDV: Psalm 118 (117 in the Vulgate)

Gospel John 21:1-14

1After this, Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. And he manifested himself in this way.
2These were together: Simon Peter and Thomas, who is called the Twin, and Nathanael, who was from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.
3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “And we are going with you.” And they went and climbed into the ship. And in that night, they caught nothing.
4But when morning arrived, Jesus stood on the shore. Yet the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5Then Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any food?” They answered him, “No.”
6He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the ship, and you will find some.” Therefore, they cast it out, and then they were not able to draw it in, because of the multitude of fish.
7Therefore, the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” Simon Peter, when he had heard that it was the Lord, wrapped his tunic around himself, (for he was naked) and he cast himself into the sea.
8Then the other disciples arrived in a boat, (for they were not far from the land, only about two hundred cubits) dragging the net with the fish.
9Then, when they climbed down to the land they saw burning coals prepared, and fish already placed above them, and bread.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.”
11Simon Peter climbed up and drew in the net to land: full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
12Jesus said to them, “Approach and dine.” And not one of them sitting down to eat dared to ask him, “Who are you?” For they knew that it was the Lord.
13And Jesus approached, and he took bread, and he gave it to them, and similarly with the fish.
14This was now the third time that Jesus was manifested to his disciples, after he had resurrected from the dead.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of John 21

Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version.

Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.

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Saint of the day

St. Anselm

Bishop and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on April 21

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