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Friday of the 5th week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr) First reading Jeremiah 20:10-13 He has delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil men Jeremiah 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 … Read moreFri 11 April

Thursday of the 5th week of Lent First reading Genesis 17:3-9 Abraham, the father of a multitude of nations Abram 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 … Read moreThu 10 April

Wednesday of the 5th week of Lent First reading Daniel 3:14-20,24-25,28 God has sent his angel to rescue his servants King Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods, and that you refuse to worship the golden statue I have erected? When you hear the sound of … Read moreWed 9 April

Tuesday of the 5th week of Lent First reading Numbers 21:4-9 If anyone was bitten by a serpent, he looked up at the bronze serpent and lived The 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 … Read moreTue 8 April

Monday of the 5th week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest) First reading Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62+ Susanna and the elders In 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 … Read moreMon 7 April

5th Sunday of Lent First reading Isaiah 43:16-21 See, I am doing a new deed, and I will give my chosen people drink Thus says the Lord,who made a way through the sea,a path in the great waters;who put chariots and horse in the fieldand a powerful armywhich lay there never to rise again,snuffed out, … Read moreSun 6 April

Saturday of the 4th week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest) First reading Jeremiah 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 … Read moreSat 5 April

Friday of the 4th week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint Isidore, Bishop, Doctor) First reading Wisdom 2:1,12-22 Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man and condemn him to a shameful death The 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 … Read moreFri 4 April

Thursday of the 4th week of Lent First reading Exodus 32:7-14 Moses pleads with the Lord his God to spare Israel The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go down now, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have apostatised. They have been quick to leave the way I marked out for them; they have … Read moreThu 3 April

Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent, (commemoration of Saint Francis of Paola, hermit) First reading Isaiah 49:8-15 On the day of salvation I will help you Thus 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 … Read moreWed 2 April