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1 March 2026 – Sunday
Second Sunday of Lent
First Reading: Genesis 12: 1-4a
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
Second Reading: Second Timothy 1: 8b-10
Verse Before the Gospel: Matthew 17: 5
Gospel: Matthew 17: 1-9
2 March 2026 – Monday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Daniel 9: 4b-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 79: 8, 9, 11 and 13
Verse Before the Gospel: John 6: 63c, 68c
Gospel: Luke 6: 36-38
3 March 2026 – Tuesday
Lenten Weekday/ Katharine Drexel, Virgin, Religious Founder
First Reading: Isaiah 1: 10, 16-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 50: 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23
Verse Before the Gospel: Ezekiel 18: 31
Gospel: Matthew 23: 1-12
4 March 2026 – Wednesday
Lenten Weekday/ Casimir
First Reading: Jeremiah 18: 18-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31: 5-6, 14, 15-16
Verse Before the Gospel: John 8: 12
Gospel: Matthew 20: 17-28
5 March 2026 – Thursday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Jeremiah 17: 5-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 1: 1-2, 3, 4 and 6
Verse Before the Gospel: Luke 8: 15
Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
6 March 2026 – Friday
Lenten Weekday. Day of Abstinence from Meat (age 14 and up)
First Reading: Genesis 37: 3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 105: 16-17, 18-19, 20-21
Verse Before the Gospel: John 3: 16
Gospel: Matthew 21: 33-43, 45-46
7 March 2026 – Saturday
Lenten Weekday/ Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs
First Reading: Micah 7: 14-15, 18-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 103: 1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
Verse Before the Gospel: Luke 15: 18
Gospel: Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
8 March 2026 – Sunday
Third Sunday of Lent. First Scrutiny of the Elect
First Reading: Exodus 17: 3-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Second Reading: Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8
Verse Before the Gospel: John 4: 42, 15
Gospel: John 4: 5-42
9 March 2026 – Monday
Lenten Weekday/ Frances of Rome, Married Woman, Religious Founder
First Reading: Second Kings 5: 1-15
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 42: 2, 3; 43: 3, 4
Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 130: 5, 7
Gospel: Luke 4: 24-30
10 March 2026 – Tuesday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Daniel 3: 25, 34-43
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 25: 4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9
Verse Before the Gospel: Joel 2: 12-13
Gospel: Matthew 18: 21-35
11 March 2026 – Wednesday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147: 12-13, 15-16, 19-20
Verse Before the Gospel: John 6: 63c, 68c
Gospel: Matthew 5: 17-19
12 March 2026 – Thursday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Jeremiah 7: 23-28
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Verse Before the Gospel: Joel 2: 12-13
Gospel: Luke 11: 14-23
13 March 2026 – Friday
Lenten Weekday. Day of Abstinence from Meat (age 14 and up)
First Reading: Hosea 14: 2-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 81: 6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17
Verse Before the Gospel: Matthew 4: 17
Gospel: Mark 12: 28-34
14 March 2026 – Saturday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Hosea 6: 1-6
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 51: 3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab
Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 95: 8
Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14
15 March 2026 – Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Second Scrutiny of the Elect
First Reading: First Samuel 16: 1, 6-7, 10-13
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Second Reading: Ephesians 5: 8-14
Verse Before the Gospel: John 8: 12
Gospel: John 9: 1-41
16 March 2026 – Monday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Isaiah 65: 17-21
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30: 2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b
Verse Before the Gospel: Amos 5: 14
Gospel: John 4: 43-54
17 March 2026 – Tuesday
Lenten Weekday/ Patrick, Bishop, Missionary
First Reading: Ezekiel 47: 1-9, 12
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9
Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 51: 12a, 14a
Gospel: John 5: 1-16
18 March 2026 – Wednesday
Lenten Weekday/ Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor
First Reading: Isaiah 49: 8-15
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145: 8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18
Verse Before the Gospel: John 11: 25a, 26
Gospel: John 5: 17-30
19 March 2026 – Thursday
Joseph, Husband of Mary Solemnity
First Reading: Second Samuel 7: 4-5a, 12-14a, 16
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 89: 2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29
Second Reading: Romans 4: 13, 16-18, 22
Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 84: 5
Gospel: Matthew 1: 16, 18-21, 24 or Luke 2: 41-51a
20 March 2026 – Friday
Lenten Weekday. Day of Abstinence from Meat (age 14 and up)
First Reading: Wisdom 2: 1a, 12-22
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34: 17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23
Verse Before the Gospel: Matthew 4: 4b
Gospel: John 7: 1-2, 10, 25-30
21 March 2026 – Saturday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Jeremiah 11: 18-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 7: 2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12
Verse Before the Gospel: Luke 8: 15
Gospel: John 7: 40-53
22 March 2026 – Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Third Scrutiny of the Elect
First Reading: Ezekiel 37: 12-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 130: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Second Reading: Romans 8: 8-11
Verse Before the Gospel: John 11: 25a, 26
Gospel: John 11: 1-45
23 March 2026 – Monday
Lenten Weekday/ Toribio De Mogrovejo, Bishop
First Reading: Daniel 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or Daniel 13: 41c-62
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Verse Before the Gospel: Ezekiel 33: 11
Gospel: John 8: 1-11
24 March 2026 – Tuesday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Numbers 21: 4-9
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 102: 2-3, 16-18, 19-21
Gospel: John 8: 21-30
25 March 2026 – Wednesday
Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity
First Reading: Isaiah 7: 10-14; 8: 10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 40: 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11
Second Reading: Hebrews 10: 4-10
Verse Before the Gospel: John 1: 14ab
Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
26 March 2026 – Thursday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Genesis 17: 3-9
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 105: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 95: 8
Gospel: John 8: 51-59
27 March 2026 – Friday
Lenten Weekday. Day of Abstinence from Meat (age 14 and up)
First Reading: Jeremiah 20: 10-13
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 18: 2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7
Verse Before the Gospel: John 6: 63c, 68c
Gospel: John 10: 31-42
28 March 2026 – Saturday
Lenten Weekday
First Reading: Ezekiel 37: 21-28
Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31: 10, 11-12, 13
Verse Before the Gospel: Ezekiel 18: 31
Gospel: John 11: 45-56
29 March 2026 – Sunday
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Procession: Matthew 21: 1-11
First Reading: Isaiah 50: 4-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 22: 8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
Second Reading: Philippians 2: 6-11
Verse Before the Gospel: Philippians 2: 8-9
Gospel: Matthew 26: 14 – 27: 66 or Matthew 27: 11-54
30 March 2026 – Monday
Monday of Holy Week
First Reading: Isaiah 42: 1-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27: 1, 2, 3, 13-14
Gospel: John 12: 1-11
31 March 2026 – Tuesday
Tuesday of Holy Week
First Reading: Isaiah 49: 1-6
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 71: 1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17
Gospel: John 13: 21-33, 36-38
The readings on this page are taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can also read the Mass Readings taken from the New Jerusalem Bible, which is used at Mass in most of the English-speaking world. (References, Copyrights).

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