March 31, 2026
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Tuesday of Holy Week
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☆ Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38
21
When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.
22
Then the eyes of the disciples were turned on one another, in doubt as to whom he had in mind.
23
There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
24
Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?
25
He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
26
This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
27
And when Judas took the bread Satan went into him. Then Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you have to do.
28
Now it was not clear to anyone at table why he said this to him.
29
Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.
30
So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night.
31
Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him.
32
If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.
33
My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
36
Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
37
Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.
38
Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.
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☆ Isaiah 49:1-6
1
Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
2
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
3
And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
4
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
5
And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
6
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
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3.31.2026
3.30.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 30, 2026
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Monday of Holy Week
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☆ Gospel: John 12:1-11
1
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.
2
So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.
3
Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
4
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said,
5
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
6
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
7
Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
8
The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
9
Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
10
Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;
11
For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.
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☆ Isaiah 42:1-7
1
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
3
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
5
God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:
6
I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:
7
To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
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Monday of Holy Week
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☆ Gospel: John 12:1-11
1
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.
2
So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.
3
Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
4
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said,
5
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
6
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
7
Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
8
The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
9
Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
10
Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;
11
For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.
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☆ Isaiah 42:1-7
1
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
3
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
5
God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:
6
I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:
7
To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
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3.29.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 29, 2026
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Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
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☆ Gospel: Matthew 27:11-54
11
And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.
12
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
13
Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
14
And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
15
Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
16
And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.
17
So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
18
For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
19
And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
20
Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
21
But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
22
Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
23
And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
24
So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
25
And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
26
Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
27
Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
28
And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
29
And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
30
And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
31
And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
32
And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
33
And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,
34
They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
35
And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
36
And they were seated there watching him.
37
And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38
Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.
39
And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
40
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41
In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
42
A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
43
He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
44
And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
45
Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
46
And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
47
And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
48
And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.
49
And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.
50
And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
51
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
52
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
53
And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
54
Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
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☆ Matthew 21:1-11
1
And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
2
Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.
3
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.
4
Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,
5
Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.
6
And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,
7
And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.
8
And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.
9
And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.
10
And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?
11
And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
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☆ Philippians 2:6-11
6
To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
7
But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;
8
And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
9
For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;
10
So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,
11
And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
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☆ Gospel: Matthew 27:11-54
11
And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.
12
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
13
Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
14
And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
15
Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
16
And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.
17
So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
18
For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
19
And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
20
Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
21
But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
22
Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
23
And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
24
So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
25
And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
26
Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
27
Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
28
And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
29
And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
30
And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
31
And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
32
And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
33
And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,
34
They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
35
And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
36
And they were seated there watching him.
37
And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38
Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.
39
And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
40
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41
In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
42
A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
43
He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
44
And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
45
Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
46
And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
47
And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
48
And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.
49
And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.
50
And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
51
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
52
And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
53
And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
54
Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
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Matthew 26:14--27:66
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At the Procession with Palms - Gospel
☆ Matthew 21:1-11
1
And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
2
Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.
3
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.
4
Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,
5
Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.
6
And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,
7
And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.
8
And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.
9
And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.
10
And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?
11
And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
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☆ Philippians 2:6-11
6
To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
7
But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;
8
And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
9
For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;
10
So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,
11
And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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3.28.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 28, 2026
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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 11:45-56
45
Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.
46
But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.
47
Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.
48
If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.
49
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;
50
You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.
51
He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;
52
And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
53
And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.
54
So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.
55
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.
56
They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?
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☆ Ezekiel 37:21-28
21
And say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am taking the children of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and will get them together on every side, and take them into their land:
22
And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king over them all: and they will no longer be two nations, and will no longer be parted into two kingdoms:
23
And they will no longer make themselves unclean with their images or with their hated things or with any of their sins: but I will give them salvation from all their turning away in which they have done evil, and will make them clean; and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.
24
And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them.
25
And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.
26
And I will make an agreement of peace with them: it will be an eternal agreement with them: and I will have mercy on them and make their numbers great, and will put my holy place among them for ever.
27
And my House will be over them; and I will be to them a God, and they will be to me a people.
28
And the nations will be certain that I who make Israel holy am the Lord, when my holy place is among them for ever.
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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 11:45-56
45
Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.
46
But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.
47
Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.
48
If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.
49
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;
50
You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.
51
He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;
52
And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
53
And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.
54
So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.
55
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.
56
They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?
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☆ Ezekiel 37:21-28
21
And say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am taking the children of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and will get them together on every side, and take them into their land:
22
And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king over them all: and they will no longer be two nations, and will no longer be parted into two kingdoms:
23
And they will no longer make themselves unclean with their images or with their hated things or with any of their sins: but I will give them salvation from all their turning away in which they have done evil, and will make them clean; and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.
24
And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them.
25
And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.
26
And I will make an agreement of peace with them: it will be an eternal agreement with them: and I will have mercy on them and make their numbers great, and will put my holy place among them for ever.
27
And my House will be over them; and I will be to them a God, and they will be to me a people.
28
And the nations will be certain that I who make Israel holy am the Lord, when my holy place is among them for ever.
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3.27.2026
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March 27, 2026
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Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 10:31-42
31
Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
32
Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
33
This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
34
In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
35
If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
36
Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
37
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
38
But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
39
Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.
40
And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
41
And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
42
And a number came to have faith in him there.
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☆ Jeremiah 20:10-13
10
For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.
11
But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
12
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
13
Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.
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☆ Gospel: John 10:31-42
31
Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
32
Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
33
This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
34
In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
35
If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
36
Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
37
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
38
But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
39
Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.
40
And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
41
And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
42
And a number came to have faith in him there.
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☆ Jeremiah 20:10-13
10
For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.
11
But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
12
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
13
Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.
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3.26.2026
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March 26, 2026
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Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 8:51-59
51
Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
52
The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
53
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?
54
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
55
You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
56
Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.
57
Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?
58
Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
59
So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.
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☆ Genesis 17:3-9
3
And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
4
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
5
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
6
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
8
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
9
And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
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☆ Gospel: John 8:51-59
51
Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
52
The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
53
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?
54
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
55
You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
56
Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.
57
Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?
58
Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
59
So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.
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☆ Genesis 17:3-9
3
And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
4
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
5
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
6
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
8
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
9
And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
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3.25.2026
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March 25, 2026
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Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
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☆ Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
26
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
27
To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28
And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.
29
But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?
30
And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
31
And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
33
He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
34
And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
35
And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
36
Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
37
For there is nothing which God is not able to do.
38
And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
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☆ Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
7:10
And Isaiah said again to Ahaz,
11
Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.
12
But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.
13
And he said, Give ear now, O family of David: is it not enough that you are driving men to disgust? will you do the same to my God?
14
For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.
8:10
Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
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☆ Hebrews 10:4-10
4
Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.
5
So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;
6
You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.
7
Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).
8
After saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin (which are made by the law) and you had no pleasure in them,
9
Then he said, See, I have come to do your pleasure. He took away the old order, so that he might put the new order in its place.
10
By that pleasure we have been made holy, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for ever.
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☆ Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
26
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
27
To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28
And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.
29
But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?
30
And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
31
And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
33
He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
34
And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
35
And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
36
Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
37
For there is nothing which God is not able to do.
38
And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
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☆ Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
7:10
And Isaiah said again to Ahaz,
11
Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.
12
But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.
13
And he said, Give ear now, O family of David: is it not enough that you are driving men to disgust? will you do the same to my God?
14
For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.
8:10
Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
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☆ Hebrews 10:4-10
4
Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.
5
So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;
6
You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.
7
Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).
8
After saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin (which are made by the law) and you had no pleasure in them,
9
Then he said, See, I have come to do your pleasure. He took away the old order, so that he might put the new order in its place.
10
By that pleasure we have been made holy, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for ever.
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3.24.2026
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March 24, 2026
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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 8:21-30
21
Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.
22
So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?
23
And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
24
For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.
25
Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.
26
I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
27
They did not see that his words were about the Father.
28
So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.
29
He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.
30
When he said this a number came to have faith in him.
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☆ Numbers 21:4-9
4
Then they went on from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, going round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people was overcome with weariness on the way.
5
And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.
6
Then the Lord sent poison-snakes among the people; and their bites were a cause of death to numbers of the people of Israel.
7
Then the people came to Moses and said, We have done wrong in crying out against the Lord and against you: make prayer to the Lord to take away the snakes from us. So Moses made prayer for the people.
8
And the Lord said to Moses, Make an image of a snake and put it on a rod, and anyone who has been wounded by the snakes, looking on it will be made well.
9
So Moses made a snake of brass and put it on a rod; and anyone who had a snakebite, after looking on the snake of brass, was made well.
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☆ Gospel: John 8:21-30
21
Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.
22
So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?
23
And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
24
For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.
25
Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.
26
I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
27
They did not see that his words were about the Father.
28
So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.
29
He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.
30
When he said this a number came to have faith in him.
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☆ Numbers 21:4-9
4
Then they went on from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, going round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people was overcome with weariness on the way.
5
And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.
6
Then the Lord sent poison-snakes among the people; and their bites were a cause of death to numbers of the people of Israel.
7
Then the people came to Moses and said, We have done wrong in crying out against the Lord and against you: make prayer to the Lord to take away the snakes from us. So Moses made prayer for the people.
8
And the Lord said to Moses, Make an image of a snake and put it on a rod, and anyone who has been wounded by the snakes, looking on it will be made well.
9
So Moses made a snake of brass and put it on a rod; and anyone who had a snakebite, after looking on the snake of brass, was made well.
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3.23.2026
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March 23, 2026
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Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 8:1-11
1
But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.
2
And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.
3
Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
4
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
5
Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?
6
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
7
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
8
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
9
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
10
Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
11
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]
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☆ Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 **
1
In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim,
2
who married a very beautiful and God-fearing woman, Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah;
3
her parents were righteous and had trained their daughter according to the law of Moses.
4
Joakim was very rich and he had a garden near his house. The Jews had recourse to him often because he was the most respected of them all.
5
That year, two elders of the people were appointed judges, of whom the Lord said, "Lawlessness has come out of Babylon, that is, from the elders who were to govern the people as judges."
6
These men, to whom all brought their cases, frequented the house of Joakim.
7
When the people left at noon, Susanna used to enter her husband's garden for a walk.
8
When the elders saw her enter every day for her walk, they began to lust for her.
9
They perverted their thinking; they would not allow their eyes to look to heaven, and did not keep in mind just judgments.
15
One day, while they were waiting for the right moment, she entered as usual, with two maids only, wanting to bathe in the garden, for the weather was warm.
16
Nobody else was there except the two elders, who had hidden themselves and were watching her.
17
"Bring me oil and soap," she said to the maids, "and shut the garden gates while I bathe."
19
As soon as the maids had left, the two old men got up and ran to her.
20
"Look," they said, "the garden doors are shut, no one can see us, and we want you. So give in to our desire, and lie with us.
21
If you refuse, we will testify against you that a young man was here with you and that is why you sent your maids away."
22
"I am completely trapped," Susanna groaned. "If I yield, it will be my death; if I refuse, I cannot escape your power.
23
Yet it is better for me not to do it and to fall into your power than to sin before the Lord."
24
Then Susanna screamed, and the two old men also shouted at her,
25
as one of them ran to open the garden gates.
26
When the people in the house heard the cries from the garden, they rushed in by the side gate to see what had happened to her.
27
At the accusations of the old men, the servants felt very much ashamed, for never had any such thing been said about Susanna.
28
When the people came to her husband Joakim the next day, the two wicked old men also came, full of lawless intent to put Susanna to death.
29
Before the people they ordered: "Send for Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, the wife of Joakim." When she was sent for,
30
she came with her parents, children and all her relatives.
33
All her companions and the onlookers were weeping.
34
In the midst of the people the two old men rose up and laid their hands on her head.
35
As she wept she looked up to heaven, for she trusted in the Lord wholeheartedly.
36
The old men said, "As we were walking in the garden alone, this woman entered with two servant girls, shut the garden gates and sent the servant girls away.
37
A young man, who was hidden there, came and lay with her.
38
When we, in a corner of the garden, saw this lawlessness, we ran toward them.
39
We saw them lying together, but the man we could not hold, because he was stronger than we; he opened the gates and ran off.
40
Then we seized this one and asked who the young man was,
41
but she refused to tell us. We testify to this." The assembly believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people, and they condemned her to death.
42
But Susanna cried aloud: "Eternal God, you know what is hidden and are aware of all things before they come to be:
43
you know that they have testified falsely against me. Here I am about to die, though I have done none of the things for which these men have condemned me."
44
The Lord heard her prayer.
45
As she was being led to execution, God stirred up the holy spirit of a young boy named Daniel,
46
and he cried aloud: "I am innocent of this woman's blood."
47
All the people turned and asked him, "What are you saying?"
48
He stood in their midst and said, "Are you such fools, you Israelites, to condemn a daughter of Israel without investigation and without clear evidence?
49
Return to court, for they have testified falsely against her."
50
Then all the people returned in haste. To Daniel the elders said, "Come, sit with us and inform us, since God has given you the prestige of old age."
51
But he replied, "Separate these two far from one another, and I will examine them."
52
After they were separated from each other, he called one of them and said: "How you have grown evil with age! Now have your past sins come to term:
53
passing unjust sentences, condemning the innocent, and freeing the guilty,a although the Lord says, 'The innocent and the just you shall not put to death.'
54
Now, then, if you were a witness, tell me under what tree you saw them together."
55
"Under a mastic tree," he answered. "Your fine lie has cost you your head," said Daniel; "for the angel of God has already received the sentence from God and shall split you in two."
56
Putting him to one side, he ordered the other one to be brought. "Offspring of Canaan, not of Judah," Daniel said to him, "beauty has seduced you, lust has perverted your heart.
57
This is how you acted with the daughters of Israel, and in their fear they yielded to you; but a daughter of Judah did not tolerate your lawlessness.
58
Now, then, tell me under what tree you surprised them together."
59
"Under an oak," he said. "Your fine lie has cost you also your head," said Daniel; "for the angel of God waits with a sword to cut you in two so as to destroy you both."
60
The whole assembly cried aloud, blessing God who saves those who hope in him.
61
They rose up against the two old men, for by their own words Daniel had convicted them of bearing false witness.b They condemned them to the fate they had planned for their neighbor:
62
in accordance with the law of Moses they put them to death. Thus was innocent blood spared that day.
**Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
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☆ Gospel: John 8:1-11
1
But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.
2
And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.
3
Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
4
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
5
Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?
6
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
7
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
8
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
9
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
10
Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
11
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]
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☆ Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 **
1
In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim,
2
who married a very beautiful and God-fearing woman, Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah;
3
her parents were righteous and had trained their daughter according to the law of Moses.
4
Joakim was very rich and he had a garden near his house. The Jews had recourse to him often because he was the most respected of them all.
5
That year, two elders of the people were appointed judges, of whom the Lord said, "Lawlessness has come out of Babylon, that is, from the elders who were to govern the people as judges."
6
These men, to whom all brought their cases, frequented the house of Joakim.
7
When the people left at noon, Susanna used to enter her husband's garden for a walk.
8
When the elders saw her enter every day for her walk, they began to lust for her.
9
They perverted their thinking; they would not allow their eyes to look to heaven, and did not keep in mind just judgments.
15
One day, while they were waiting for the right moment, she entered as usual, with two maids only, wanting to bathe in the garden, for the weather was warm.
16
Nobody else was there except the two elders, who had hidden themselves and were watching her.
17
"Bring me oil and soap," she said to the maids, "and shut the garden gates while I bathe."
19
As soon as the maids had left, the two old men got up and ran to her.
20
"Look," they said, "the garden doors are shut, no one can see us, and we want you. So give in to our desire, and lie with us.
21
If you refuse, we will testify against you that a young man was here with you and that is why you sent your maids away."
22
"I am completely trapped," Susanna groaned. "If I yield, it will be my death; if I refuse, I cannot escape your power.
23
Yet it is better for me not to do it and to fall into your power than to sin before the Lord."
24
Then Susanna screamed, and the two old men also shouted at her,
25
as one of them ran to open the garden gates.
26
When the people in the house heard the cries from the garden, they rushed in by the side gate to see what had happened to her.
27
At the accusations of the old men, the servants felt very much ashamed, for never had any such thing been said about Susanna.
28
When the people came to her husband Joakim the next day, the two wicked old men also came, full of lawless intent to put Susanna to death.
29
Before the people they ordered: "Send for Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, the wife of Joakim." When she was sent for,
30
she came with her parents, children and all her relatives.
33
All her companions and the onlookers were weeping.
34
In the midst of the people the two old men rose up and laid their hands on her head.
35
As she wept she looked up to heaven, for she trusted in the Lord wholeheartedly.
36
The old men said, "As we were walking in the garden alone, this woman entered with two servant girls, shut the garden gates and sent the servant girls away.
37
A young man, who was hidden there, came and lay with her.
38
When we, in a corner of the garden, saw this lawlessness, we ran toward them.
39
We saw them lying together, but the man we could not hold, because he was stronger than we; he opened the gates and ran off.
40
Then we seized this one and asked who the young man was,
41
but she refused to tell us. We testify to this." The assembly believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people, and they condemned her to death.
42
But Susanna cried aloud: "Eternal God, you know what is hidden and are aware of all things before they come to be:
43
you know that they have testified falsely against me. Here I am about to die, though I have done none of the things for which these men have condemned me."
44
The Lord heard her prayer.
45
As she was being led to execution, God stirred up the holy spirit of a young boy named Daniel,
46
and he cried aloud: "I am innocent of this woman's blood."
47
All the people turned and asked him, "What are you saying?"
48
He stood in their midst and said, "Are you such fools, you Israelites, to condemn a daughter of Israel without investigation and without clear evidence?
49
Return to court, for they have testified falsely against her."
50
Then all the people returned in haste. To Daniel the elders said, "Come, sit with us and inform us, since God has given you the prestige of old age."
51
But he replied, "Separate these two far from one another, and I will examine them."
52
After they were separated from each other, he called one of them and said: "How you have grown evil with age! Now have your past sins come to term:
53
passing unjust sentences, condemning the innocent, and freeing the guilty,a although the Lord says, 'The innocent and the just you shall not put to death.'
54
Now, then, if you were a witness, tell me under what tree you saw them together."
55
"Under a mastic tree," he answered. "Your fine lie has cost you your head," said Daniel; "for the angel of God has already received the sentence from God and shall split you in two."
56
Putting him to one side, he ordered the other one to be brought. "Offspring of Canaan, not of Judah," Daniel said to him, "beauty has seduced you, lust has perverted your heart.
57
This is how you acted with the daughters of Israel, and in their fear they yielded to you; but a daughter of Judah did not tolerate your lawlessness.
58
Now, then, tell me under what tree you surprised them together."
59
"Under an oak," he said. "Your fine lie has cost you also your head," said Daniel; "for the angel of God waits with a sword to cut you in two so as to destroy you both."
60
The whole assembly cried aloud, blessing God who saves those who hope in him.
61
They rose up against the two old men, for by their own words Daniel had convicted them of bearing false witness.b They condemned them to the fate they had planned for their neighbor:
62
in accordance with the law of Moses they put them to death. Thus was innocent blood spared that day.
**Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
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3.22.2026
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March 22, 2026
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 11:1-45
1
Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2
(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)
3
So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
4
When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.
5
Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6
So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.
7
Then after that time he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8
The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?
9
Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.
10
But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.
11
These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.
12
Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.
13
Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.
14
Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.
15
And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.
16
Then Thomas, who was named Didymus, said to the other disciples, Let us go so that we may be with him in death.
17
Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.
18
Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;
19
And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.
20
When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.
21
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
22
But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.
23
Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.
24
Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.
25
Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
26
And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?
27
She said to him, Yes, Lord: my faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.
28
And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.
29
And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.
30
Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.
31
Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.
32
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
33
And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,
34
And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.
35
And Jesus himself was weeping.
36
So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!
37
But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?
38
So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.
39
Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.
40
Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?
41
So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.
42
I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.
43
Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
44
And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.
45
Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.
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☆ Ezekiel 37:12-14
12
For this cause be a prophet to them, and say, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am opening the resting-places of your dead, and I will make you come up out of your resting-places, O my people; and I will take you into the land of Israel.
13
And you will be certain that I am the Lord by my opening the resting-places of your dead and making you come up out of your resting-places, O my people.
14
And I will put my spirit in you, so that you may come to life, and I will give you a rest in your land: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it and have done it, says the Lord.
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☆ Romans 8:8-11
8
So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.
9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him who made Jesus come again from the dead is in you, he who made Christ Jesus come again from the dead will in the same way, through his Spirit which is in you, give life to your bodies which now are under the power of death.
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☆ Gospel: John 11:1-45
1
Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2
(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)
3
So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
4
When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.
5
Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6
So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.
7
Then after that time he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8
The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?
9
Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.
10
But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.
11
These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.
12
Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.
13
Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.
14
Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.
15
And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.
16
Then Thomas, who was named Didymus, said to the other disciples, Let us go so that we may be with him in death.
17
Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.
18
Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;
19
And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.
20
When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.
21
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
22
But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.
23
Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.
24
Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.
25
Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;
26
And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?
27
She said to him, Yes, Lord: my faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.
28
And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.
29
And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.
30
Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.
31
Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.
32
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
33
And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,
34
And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.
35
And Jesus himself was weeping.
36
So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!
37
But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?
38
So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.
39
Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.
40
Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?
41
So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.
42
I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.
43
Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
44
And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.
45
Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.
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☆ Ezekiel 37:12-14
12
For this cause be a prophet to them, and say, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am opening the resting-places of your dead, and I will make you come up out of your resting-places, O my people; and I will take you into the land of Israel.
13
And you will be certain that I am the Lord by my opening the resting-places of your dead and making you come up out of your resting-places, O my people.
14
And I will put my spirit in you, so that you may come to life, and I will give you a rest in your land: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it and have done it, says the Lord.
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☆ Romans 8:8-11
8
So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.
9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
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3.21.2026
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March 21, 2026
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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 7:40-53
40
When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
41
Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
42
Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
43
So there was a division among the people because of him.
44
And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
45
Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?
46
The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
47
Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?
48
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
49
But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.
50
Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,
51
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
52
This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
53
[And every man went to his house;
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☆ Jeremiah 11:18-20
18
And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
19
But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
20
But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 7:40-53
40
When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
41
Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
42
Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
43
So there was a division among the people because of him.
44
And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
45
Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?
46
The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
47
Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?
48
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
49
But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.
50
Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,
51
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
52
This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
53
[And every man went to his house;
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☆ Jeremiah 11:18-20
18
And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
19
But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
20
But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
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3.20.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 20, 2026
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Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel: John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
1
After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
2
But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
10
But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
25
Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?
26
And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
27
However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.
28
Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
29
I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
30
Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
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☆ Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 **
1a
For, not thinking rightly, they said among themselves:*
"Brief and troubled is our lifetime;
12
Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us;he opposes our actions,
Reproaches us for transgressions of the law
and charges us with violations of our training.
13
He professes to have knowledge of God
and styles himself a child of the LORD.h
14
To us he is the censure of our thoughts;
merely to see him is a hardship for us,
15
Because his life is not like that of others,
and different are his ways.
16
He judges us debased;
he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure.
He calls blest the destiny of the righteous
and boasts that God is his Father.
17
Let us see whether his words be true;
let us find out what will happen to him in the end.
18
For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him
and deliver him from the hand of his foes.
19
With violence and torture let us put him to the test
that we may have proof of his gentleness
and try his patience.
20
Let us condemn him to a shameful death;
for according to his own words, God will take care of him."
21
These were their thoughts, but they erred;
for their wickedness blinded them,
22
And they did not know the hidden counsels of God;
neither did they count on a recompense for holiness
nor discern the innocent souls' reward.
** Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
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☆ Gospel: John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
1
After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
2
But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
10
But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
25
Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?
26
And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
27
However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.
28
Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
29
I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
30
Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
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☆ Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 **
1a
For, not thinking rightly, they said among themselves:*
"Brief and troubled is our lifetime;
12
Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us;he opposes our actions,
Reproaches us for transgressions of the law
and charges us with violations of our training.
13
He professes to have knowledge of God
and styles himself a child of the LORD.h
14
To us he is the censure of our thoughts;
merely to see him is a hardship for us,
15
Because his life is not like that of others,
and different are his ways.
16
He judges us debased;
he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure.
He calls blest the destiny of the righteous
and boasts that God is his Father.
17
Let us see whether his words be true;
let us find out what will happen to him in the end.
18
For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him
and deliver him from the hand of his foes.
19
With violence and torture let us put him to the test
that we may have proof of his gentleness
and try his patience.
20
Let us condemn him to a shameful death;
for according to his own words, God will take care of him."
21
These were their thoughts, but they erred;
for their wickedness blinded them,
22
And they did not know the hidden counsels of God;
neither did they count on a recompense for holiness
nor discern the innocent souls' reward.
** Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
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3.19.2026
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March 19, 2026
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Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
16
And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
19
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
20
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
21
And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
24a
And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him,
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or
☆ Luke 2:41-51a
41
And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42
And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
43
And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
44
And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,
45
And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.
46
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
47
And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
48
And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.
49
And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
50
And his words seemed strange to them.
51a
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered:
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
4
Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5a
Go and say to my servant David,
12
And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13
He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14a
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son:
16
And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
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☆ Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
13
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
16
For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17
(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
18
Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
22
For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
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Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
16
And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
19
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
20
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
21
And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
24a
And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him,
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or
☆ Luke 2:41-51a
41
And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42
And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
43
And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
44
And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,
45
And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.
46
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
47
And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
48
And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.
49
And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
50
And his words seemed strange to them.
51a
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered:
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
4
Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5a
Go and say to my servant David,
12
And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13
He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14a
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son:
16
And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
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☆ Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
13
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
16
For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17
(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
18
Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
22
For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
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3.18.2026
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March 18, 2026
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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 5:17-30
17
But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.
18
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.
19
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.
20
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.
21
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.
22
The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
23
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.
24
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.
25
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.
26
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
27
And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.
28
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,
29
And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
30
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
8
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;
9
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.
10
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.
11
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
12
See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13
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.
14
But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
15
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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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 5:17-30
17
But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.
18
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.
19
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.
20
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.
21
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.
22
The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
23
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.
24
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.
25
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.
26
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
27
And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.
28
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,
29
And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
30
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
8
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;
9
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.
10
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.
11
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
12
See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13
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.
14
But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
15
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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3.17.2026
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March 17, 2026
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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 5:1-16
1
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.
3
In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.
4 []
5
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
6
When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?
7
The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.
8
Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.
9
And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.
10
So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.
11
He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.
12
Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?
13
Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
14
After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
15
The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
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☆ Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
1
And he took me back to the door of the house; and I saw that waters were flowing out from under the doorstep of the house on the east, for the house was facing east: and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south side of the altar.
2
And he took me out by the north doorway, and made me go round to the outside of the doorway looking to the east; and I saw waters running slowly out on the south side.
3
And the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, and after measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters, which came over my feet.
4
And again, measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters which came up to my knees. Again, measuring a thousand, he made me go through the waters up to the middle of my body.
5
Again, after his measuring a thousand, it became a river which it was not possible to go through: for the waters had become deep enough for swimming, a river it was not possible to go through.
6
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he took me to the river's edge.
7
And he took me back, and I saw at the edge of the river a very great number of trees on this side and on that.
8
And he said to me, These waters are flowing out to the east part of the land and down into the Arabah; and they will go to the sea, and the waters will be made sweet.
9
And it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life.
12
And by the edge of the river, on this side and on that, will come up every tree used for food, whose leaves will ever be green and its fruit will not come to an end: it will have new fruit every month, because its waters come out from the holy place: the fruit will be for food and the leaf will make well those who are ill.
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☆ Gospel:John 5:1-16
1
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.
3
In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.
4 []
5
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
6
When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?
7
The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.
8
Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.
9
And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.
10
So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.
11
He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.
12
Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?
13
Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
14
After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
15
The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
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☆ Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
1
And he took me back to the door of the house; and I saw that waters were flowing out from under the doorstep of the house on the east, for the house was facing east: and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south side of the altar.
2
And he took me out by the north doorway, and made me go round to the outside of the doorway looking to the east; and I saw waters running slowly out on the south side.
3
And the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, and after measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters, which came over my feet.
4
And again, measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters which came up to my knees. Again, measuring a thousand, he made me go through the waters up to the middle of my body.
5
Again, after his measuring a thousand, it became a river which it was not possible to go through: for the waters had become deep enough for swimming, a river it was not possible to go through.
6
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he took me to the river's edge.
7
And he took me back, and I saw at the edge of the river a very great number of trees on this side and on that.
8
And he said to me, These waters are flowing out to the east part of the land and down into the Arabah; and they will go to the sea, and the waters will be made sweet.
9
And it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life.
12
And by the edge of the river, on this side and on that, will come up every tree used for food, whose leaves will ever be green and its fruit will not come to an end: it will have new fruit every month, because its waters come out from the holy place: the fruit will be for food and the leaf will make well those who are ill.
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3.16.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 16, 2026
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Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 4:43-54
43
And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
44
For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
45
So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.
46
So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47
When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
48
Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
49
The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.
50
And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.
51
And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.
52
So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.
53
It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.
54
Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
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☆ Isaiah 65:17-21
17
For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.
18
But men will be glad and have joy for ever in what I am making; for I am making Jerusalem a delight, and her people a joy.
19
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
20
No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.
21
And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.
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☆ Gospel:John 4:43-54
43
And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
44
For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
45
So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.
46
So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47
When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
48
Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
49
The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.
50
And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.
51
And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.
52
So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.
53
It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.
54
Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
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☆ Isaiah 65:17-21
17
For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.
18
But men will be glad and have joy for ever in what I am making; for I am making Jerusalem a delight, and her people a joy.
19
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
20
No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.
21
And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.
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3.15.2026
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March 15, 2026
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
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☆ Gospel:John 9:1-41
1
And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.
2
And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
3
Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.
4
While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6
Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,
7
And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
8
Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
9
Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.
10
So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?
11
His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.
12
And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.
13
They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.
14
Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.
15
So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.
16
Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
17
Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18
Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,
19
And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
20
In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:
21
But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.
22
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
23
That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.
24
So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
25
He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.
26
Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
27
His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?
28
And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29
We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
30
The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.
31
We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.
32
In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.
33
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
34
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
35
It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?
36
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
37
Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.
38
And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.
39
And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
40
These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?
41
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
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☆ 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
1b
The Lord said to Samuel, Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
6
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
10
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
11
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
12
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
13a
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power.
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☆ Ephesians 5:8-14
8
For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
9
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
10
Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;
11
And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;
12
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
13
But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.
14
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
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☆ Gospel:John 9:1-41
1
And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.
2
And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
3
Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.
4
While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6
Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,
7
And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
8
Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
9
Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.
10
So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?
11
His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.
12
And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.
13
They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.
14
Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.
15
So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.
16
Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
17
Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18
Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,
19
And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
20
In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:
21
But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.
22
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
23
That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.
24
So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
25
He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.
26
Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
27
His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?
28
And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29
We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
30
The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.
31
We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.
32
In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.
33
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
34
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
35
It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?
36
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
37
Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.
38
And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.
39
And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
40
These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?
41
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
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☆ 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
1b
The Lord said to Samuel, Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
6
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
10
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
11
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
12
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
13a
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power.
-----
☆ Ephesians 5:8-14
8
For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
9
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
10
Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;
11
And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;
12
For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.
13
But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.
14
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
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3.14.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 14, 2026
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Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Luke 18:9-14
9
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
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☆ Hosea 6:1-6
1
Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.
2
After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.
3
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
4
O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.
5
So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;
6
Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.
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Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Luke 18:9-14
9
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
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☆ Hosea 6:1-6
1
Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.
2
After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.
3
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
4
O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.
5
So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;
6
Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.
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3.13.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
March 13, 2026
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Friday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Mark 12:28ad-34
28ad
And one of the scribes came, the question to him, Which law is the first of all?
29
Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;
30
And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
31
The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.
32
And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:
33
And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.
34
And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
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☆ Hosea 14:1-9
(Hosea 14:2-10)**
1
O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.
2
Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.
3
Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.
4
I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.
5
I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.
6
His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.
7
They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8
As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.
9
He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.
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Friday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Mark 12:28ad-34
28ad
And one of the scribes came, the question to him, Which law is the first of all?
29
Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;
30
And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
31
The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.
32
And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:
33
And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.
34
And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
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☆ Hosea 14:1-9
(Hosea 14:2-10)**
1
O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.
2
Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.
3
Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.
4
I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.
5
I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.
6
His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.
7
They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8
As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.
9
He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.
**(Hosea 14:2-10)
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3.12.2026
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March 12, 2026
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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Luke 11:14-23
14
And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.
15
But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.
16
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
17
But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.
18
If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.
19
And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.
20
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
21
When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:
22
But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
23
He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
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☆ Jeremiah 7:23-28
23
But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.
24
But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.
25
From the day when your fathers came out of Egypt till this day, I have sent my servants the prophets to you, getting up early every day and sending them:
26
But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.
27
And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.
28
And you are to say to them, This is the nation which has not given ear to the voice of their God, or taken his teaching to heart: good faith is dead and is cut off from their mouths.
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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Luke 11:14-23
14
And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.
15
But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.
16
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
17
But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.
18
If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.
19
And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.
20
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
21
When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:
22
But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
23
He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
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☆ Jeremiah 7:23-28
23
But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.
24
But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.
25
From the day when your fathers came out of Egypt till this day, I have sent my servants the prophets to you, getting up early every day and sending them:
26
But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.
27
And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.
28
And you are to say to them, This is the nation which has not given ear to the voice of their God, or taken his teaching to heart: good faith is dead and is cut off from their mouths.
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3.11.2026
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March 11, 2026
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Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 5:17-19
17
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
18
Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
19
Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
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☆ Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
1
And now give ear, O Israel, to the laws and the decisions which I am teaching you, and do them; so that life may be yours, and you may go in and take for yourselves the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
5
I have been teaching you laws and decisions, as I was ordered to do by the Lord my God, so that you might keep them in the land to which you are going to take it for your heritage.
6
So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
7
For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?
8
And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
9
Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 5:17-19
17
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
18
Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
19
Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
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☆ Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
1
And now give ear, O Israel, to the laws and the decisions which I am teaching you, and do them; so that life may be yours, and you may go in and take for yourselves the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
5
I have been teaching you laws and decisions, as I was ordered to do by the Lord my God, so that you might keep them in the land to which you are going to take it for your heritage.
6
So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
7
For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?
8
And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
9
Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;
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3.10.2026
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March 10, 2026
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 18:21-35
21
Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
22
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
23
For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
24
And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
25
And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
26
So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
27
And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.
28
But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
29
So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
30
And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
31
So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.
32
Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
33
Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
34
And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.
35
So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
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＊ Daniel 3:25, 34-43
25
Azariah stood up in the midst of the fire and prayed aloud:
34
For your name's sake, do not deliver us up forever,
or make void your covenant.
35
Do not take away your mercy from us,
for the sake of Abraham, your beloved,
Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one,
36
To whom you promised to multiply their offspring
like the stars of heaven,
or the sand on the shore of the sea.
37
For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,
brought low everywhere in the world this day
because of our sins.
38
We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,
no burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,
no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you.
39
But with contrite heart and humble spirit
let us be received;
As though it were burnt offerings of rams and bulls,
or tens of thousands of fat lambs,
40
So let our sacrifice be in your presence today
and find favor before you;
for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.
41
And now we follow you with our whole heart,
we fear you and we seek your face.
Do not put us to shame,
42
but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy.
43
Deliver us in accord with your wonders,
and bring glory to your name, O Lord:
＊Daniel Chapter 3
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 18:21-35
21
Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
22
Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
23
For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
24
And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
25
And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
26
So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
27
And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.
28
But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
29
So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
30
And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
31
So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.
32
Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
33
Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
34
And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.
35
So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
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＊ Daniel 3:25, 34-43
25
Azariah stood up in the midst of the fire and prayed aloud:
34
For your name's sake, do not deliver us up forever,
or make void your covenant.
35
Do not take away your mercy from us,
for the sake of Abraham, your beloved,
Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one,
36
To whom you promised to multiply their offspring
like the stars of heaven,
or the sand on the shore of the sea.
37
For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,
brought low everywhere in the world this day
because of our sins.
38
We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,
no burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,
no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you.
39
But with contrite heart and humble spirit
let us be received;
As though it were burnt offerings of rams and bulls,
or tens of thousands of fat lambs,
40
So let our sacrifice be in your presence today
and find favor before you;
for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.
41
And now we follow you with our whole heart,
we fear you and we seek your face.
Do not put us to shame,
42
but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy.
43
Deliver us in accord with your wonders,
and bring glory to your name, O Lord:
＊Daniel Chapter 3
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3.09.2026
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March 9, 2026
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Monday of the Third Week of Lent
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☆ Gospel:Luke 4:24-30
24
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.
25
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
26
But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27
And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28
And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.
29
And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
30
But he came through them and went on his way.
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☆ 2 Kings 5:1-15ab
1
Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.
2
Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.
3
And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.
4
And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.
5
So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6
And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.
7
But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?
8
Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.
9
So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house.
10
And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.
11
But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.
12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.
13
Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?
14
Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.
15ab
Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel:
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☆ Gospel:Luke 4:24-30
24
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.
25
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
26
But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
27
And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28
And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.
29
And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.
30
But he came through them and went on his way.
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☆ 2 Kings 5:1-15ab
1
Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.
2
Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.
3
And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.
4
And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.
5
So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6
And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.
7
But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?
8
Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.
9
So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house.
10
And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.
11
But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.
12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.
13
Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?
14
Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.
15ab
Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel:
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