Almighty God,
who enlightened your holy Church
through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark:
grant that we, being firmly grounded in the truth of the gospel,
may be faithful to its teaching both in word and deed;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

25th April is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist. Here is his symbol, the lion depicted in 'The Book of Kells'. #StMarktheEvangelist
Trinity College Dublin, IE TCD MS 58; The Book of Kells; c.800 CE; Iona; f.27v @tcdlibrary pic.twitter.com/OtuYrhecnB

— Ennius (@red_loeb) April 25, 2026

O God, the living God, who hast given unto us a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: Grant that we, being risen with him, may seek the things which are above, and be made partakers of the life eternal; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

—Daily Prayer, Eric Milner-White and G. W. Briggs, eds. (London: Penguin Books 1959 edition of the 1941 original)

#Sunrise on Saturday over the Potomac River in DC! @capitalweather @StormHour #NoFilter pic.twitter.com/0eiKjFdUFC

— Jeanne Stuart McVey (@RiverGirl707) April 25, 2026

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

–Colossians 3:12-17

Genieten van het zonnige weer. Fijne zaterdag😀 #zonsondergang pic.twitter.com/0J3x27hH2I

— Tjark Dieterman (@DietermanTjark) April 25, 2026