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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

Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent First reading Ezekiel 47:1-9,12 Wherever the water flows, it will bring life and health The 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 … Read moreTue 1 April

Monday of the 4th week of Lent First reading Isaiah 65:17-21 Be glad and rejoice for ever at what I am creating Thus 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 … Read moreMon 31 March

4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) First reading Joshua 5:9-12 The Israelites celebrate their first Passover in the Promised Land The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I have taken the shame of Egypt away from you.’ The Israelites pitched their camp at Gilgal and kept the Passover there on the fourteenth day of the month, … Read moreSun 30 March

Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent First reading Hosea 5:15-6:6 What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocausts The Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage … Read moreSat 29 March

Friday of the 3rd week of Lent First reading Hosea 14:2-10 A call to conversion and promise of safety The Lord says this:Israel, come back to the Lord your God;your iniquity was the cause of your downfall.Provide yourself with wordsand come back to the Lord.Say to him, ‘Take all iniquity awayso that we may have … Read moreFri 28 March

Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent First reading Jeremiah 7:23-28 Here is the nation that will not listen to the voice of the Lord its God These were my orders: Listen to my voice, then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Follow right to the end the way that … Read moreThu 27 March

Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent First reading Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9 Keep these laws and observe them Moses said to the people:‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord … Read moreWed 26 March