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Saturday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Deuteronomy 26:16-19 You will be a people consecrated to the Lord Moses said to the people: ‘The Lord your God today commands you to observe these laws and customs; you must keep and observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.‘You have today … Read moreSat 15 March

Friday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Ezekiel 18:21-28 I prefer to see the wicked man renounce his wickedness and live Thus says the Lord:‘If the wicked man renounces all the sins he has committed, respects my laws and is law-abiding and honest, he will certainly live; he will not die. All the … Read moreFri 14 March

Thursday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Esther 4:17 I am alone, Lord, and have no-one but you Queen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She besought the Lord God of Israel in these words:‘My Lord, our King, the only one,come to my help, for … Read moreThu 13 March

Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Jonah 3:1-10 The Ninevites repent, and God spares them The word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah: ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to them as I told you to.’ Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to … Read moreWed 12 March

Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Isaiah 55:10-11 The word that goes out from my mouth does not return to me empty Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to … Read moreTue 11 March

Monday of the 1st week of Lent First reading Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18 Only pass judgement on your neighbour according to justice The Lord spoke to Moses; he said: ‘Speak to the whole community of the sons of Israel and say to them:‘“Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.‘“You must not steal nor deal … Read moreMon 10 March

1st Sunday of Lent First reading Deuteronomy 26:4-10 The creed of the Chosen People Moses said to the people: ‘The priest shall take the pannier from your hand and lay it before the altar of the Lord your God. Then, in the sight of the Lord your God, you must make this pronouncement:‘“My father was … Read moreSun 9 March

Saturday after Ash Wednesday, (commemoration of Saint John of God, Religious) First reading Isaiah 58:9-14 You will be like a spring whose waters never run dry The Lord says this:If you do away with the yoke,the clenched fist, the wicked word,if you give your bread to the hungry,and relief to the oppressed,your light will rise … Read moreSat 8 March

Friday after Ash Wednesday, (commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs) First reading Isaiah 58:1-9 The sort of fast that pleases me Thus says the Lord:Shout for all you are worth, raise your voice like a trumpet.Proclaim their faults to my people, their sins to the House of Jacob. They seek me day after day, they long to … Read moreFri 7 March

Thursday after Ash Wednesday First reading Deuteronomy 30:15-20 I set before you today life or death, blessing or curse Moses said to the people: ‘See, today I set before you life and prosperity, death and disaster. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin on you today, if you love … Read moreThu 6 March