March 31, 2026
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Tuesday of Holy Week
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☆ Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38
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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.
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Then the eyes of the disciples were turned on one another, in doubt as to whom he had in mind.
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There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
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Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?
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He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
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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.
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And when Judas took the bread Satan went into him. Then Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you have to do.
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Now it was not clear to anyone at table why he said this to him.
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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.
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So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night.
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Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him.
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If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now.
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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.
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Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.
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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
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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:
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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;
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And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
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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.
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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.
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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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