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3 April 2026 Good Friday Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).There is no Mass today. The readings given here are used in the afternoon celebration of the Lord's Passion.First readingIsaiah 52:13-53:12The servant of the Lord, an expiatory SacrificeSee, my servant will prosper,he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights.As the crowds were appalled on seeing him– so disfigured did he lookthat he seemed no longer human –so will the crowds be astonished at him,and kings stand speechless before him;for they shall see something never toldand witness something never heard before:‘Who could believe...

Mmm dd, 2026 TITLE St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.These are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day...

1 April 2026 Wednesday of Holy Week St. Nuno Alvares Pereira church, PortugalReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 50:4-9Who thinks he has a case against me? Let him approach meThe Lord has given mea disciple’s tongue.So that I may know how to reply to the weariedhe provides me with speech.Each morning he wakes me to hear,to listen like a disciple.The Lord has opened my ear.For my part, I made no resistance,neither did I turn away.I offered my back to those who struck me,my cheeks to those who tore at my beard;I did not cover my faceagainst insult...

31 March 2026 Tuesday of Holy Week Saint Benjamin, Deacon, MartyrReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 49:1-6I will make you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earthIslands, listen to me,pay attention, remotest peoples.The Lord called me before I was born,from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name.He made my mouth a sharp sword,and hid me in the shadow of his hand.He made me into a sharpened arrow,and concealed me in his quiver.He said to me, ‘You are my servant (Israel)in whom I shall be glorified’;while I was...

30 March 2026Monday of Holy Week Chapel of Saint John Climacus, Mount Sinai Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 42:1-7Here is my chosen one in whom my soul delightsHere is my servant whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom my soul delights.I have endowed him with my spiritthat he may bring true justice to the nations.He does not cry out or shout aloud,or make his voice heard in the streets.He does not break the crushed reed,nor quench the wavering flame.Faithfully he brings true justice;he will neither waver, nor be crusheduntil true justice is established on earth,for the...

29 March 2026 Palm Sunday Newport Cathedral (St Gwynllyw/St Woolos), UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).This gospel is read at the procession with palms before Mass.GospelMatthew 21:1-11Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village facing you, and immediately you will find an ass tied,and a colt with her: untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, “The Lord has need of...

28 March 2026 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano Church CaliforniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingEzekiel 37:21-28I will bring them home and make them one nationThe Lord says this: ‘I am going to take the sons of Israel from the nations where they have gone. I shall gather them together from everywhere and bring them home to their own soil. I shall make them into one nation in my own land and on the mountains of Israel, and one king is to be king of them all; they will no longer...

27 March 2026 Friday of the 5th week of Lent St. John of Damascus, Dedham, MA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingJeremiah 20:10-13He has delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil menJeremiah said:I hear so many disparaging me,‘“Terror from every side!”Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’All those who used to be my friendswatched for my downfall,‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error.Then we will master himand take our revenge!’But the Lord is at my side, a mighty hero;my opponents will stumble, mastered,confounded by their failure;everlasting, unforgettable disgrace will be theirs.But you, O Lord...

26 March 2026 Thursday of the 5th week of Lent Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow, Shambles, Yorkshire Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingGenesis 17:3-9Abraham, the father of a multitude of nationsAbram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations. I will make you most fruitful. I will make you into nations, and your issue shall be...

25 March 2026The Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity St. Dismas Catholic Church, Waukegan, IL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14,8:10The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience of my God, too?The Lord himself, therefore,will give you a sign.It is this: the...

24 March 2026 Tuesday of the 5th week of Lent Parish to be named Blessed Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez Bishop and martyrReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingNumbers 21:4-9If anyone was bitten by a serpent, he looked up at the bronze serpent and livedThe Israelites left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt the land of Edom. On the way the people lost patience. They spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this wilderness? For there is neither bread nor water...

23 March 2026 Monday of the 5th week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Bishop) Chapel of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo, Lima cathedral, PeruReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingDaniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62Susanna and the eldersIn Babylon there lived a man named Joakim. He had married Susanna daughter of Hilkiah, a woman of great beauty; and she was God-fearing, because her parents were worthy people and had instructed their daughter in the Law of Moses. Joakim was a very rich man, and had a garden attached to his house; the Jews would often visit him since he...

22 March 2026 5th Sunday of Lent Chapel of Saint Jerome with the Altar Piece in the Astorga Cathedral, Spain Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingEzekiel 37:12-14I shall put my spirit in you, and you will liveThe Lord says this: I am now going to open your graves; I mean to raise you from your graves, my people, and lead you back to the soil of Israel. And you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people. And I shall put my spirit in you,...

21 March 2026 Saturday of the 4th week of LentBenedictine Sisters of Providence, Adoration Chapel, Clyde, MOReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingJeremiah 11:18-20'Let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may be quickly forgotten'The Lord revealed it to me; I was warned. O Lord, that was when you opened my eyes to their scheming. I for my part was like a trustful lamb being led to the slaughter-house, not knowing the schemes they were plotting against me, ‘Let us destroy the tree in its strength, let us cut him off...

20 March 2026 Friday of the 4th week of Lent St Cuthbert's Church, Earl's Court, London, UKReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingWisdom 2:1,12-22Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man and condemn him to a shameful deathThe godless say to themselves, with their misguided reasoning:‘Our life is short and dreary,nor is there any relief when man’s end comes,nor is anyone known who can give release from Hades.Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys usand opposes our way of life,reproaches us for our breaches of the lawand accuses us of playing false...

19 March 2026 Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity St Joseph's Church, Bowling Green, KYReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First reading2 Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor DavidThe word of the Lord came to Nathan: ‘Go and tell my servant David, Thus the Lord speaks: “When your days are ended and you are laid to rest with your ancestors, I will preserve the offspring of your body after you and make his sovereignty secure. (It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will make his...

18 March 2026Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor) Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church, Jamison PAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 49:8-15On the day of salvation I will help youThus says the Lord:At the favourable time I will answer you,on the day of salvation I will help you.(I have formed you and have appointed youas covenant of the people.)I will restore the landand assign you the estates that lie waste.I will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out’,to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’On every roadway they will...

17 March 2026 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Patrick, Bishop, Missionary) Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York CityReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingEzekiel 47:1-9,12Wherever the water flows, it will bring life and healthThe angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from under the right side of the Temple, south of the altar. He took me out by the north gate and led me right round outside as far as the...

16 March 2026 Monday of the 4th week of Lent reconstructed cell St Julian's Church, Norwich, UKReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 65:17-21Be glad and rejoice for ever at what I am creatingThus says the Lord: Now I create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered, and will come no more to men’s minds. Be glad and rejoice for ever and ever for what I am creating, because I now create Jerusalem ‘Joy’ and her people ‘Gladness.’ I shall rejoice over Jerusalem and exult in my people. No more will the...

15 March 2026 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) St Clement Mary Hofbauer Parish - Rosedale (Maryland)Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Rose or Violet. Year: A(II).First reading1 Samuel 16:1,6-7,10-13David is anointed by SamuelThe Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’ When Samuel arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands there before him,’ but the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Take no notice of his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him:...