March 18, 2026
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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 5:17-30
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But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.
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For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.
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So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.
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For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.
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In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.
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The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
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So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
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Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
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Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.
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For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
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And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.
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Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,
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And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
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Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.
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☆ Isaiah 49:8-15
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This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
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Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.
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They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
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And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
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See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
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Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.
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But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
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Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
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