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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

The Annunciation of the Lord First reading Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10 The maiden is with child The 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 … Read moreTue 25 March

Monday of the 3rd week of Lent First reading 2 Kings 5:1-15 There were many lepers in Israel, but only Naaman, the Syrian, was cured Naaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But … Read moreMon 24 March

3rd Sunday of Lent First reading Exodus 3:1-8,13-15 ‘I AM has sent me to you’ Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law priest of Midian. He led his flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to … Read moreSun 23 March

Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent First reading Micah 7:14-15,18-20 Have pity on us one more time With shepherd’s crook, O Lord, lead your people to pasture,the flock that is your heritage,living confined in a forestwith meadow land all around.Let them pasture in Bashan and Gileadas in the days of old.As in the days … Read moreSat 22 March

Friday of the 2nd week of Lent First reading Genesis 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Let us kill him: then we shall see what becomes of his dreams Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons, for he was the son of his old age, and he had a coat with long sleeves made for him. But his … Read moreFri 21 March

Thursday of the 2nd week of Lent First reading Jeremiah 17:5-10 A curse on the man who puts his trust in man and turns from the Lord The Lord says this:‘A curse on the man who puts his trust in man,who relies on things of flesh,whose heart turns from the Lord.He is like dry scrub … Read moreThu 20 March