Friday 13 March 2026 (other days)
Friday of the 3rd week of Lent
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Liturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).
| First reading | Hosea 14:1-9 |
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‘We will say no more, “Our God,” to the work of our hands.’
Thus says the Lord: Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, ‘Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay the fruit of our lips. Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, “Our God”, to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.’
I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon. They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; they shall flourish like the corn; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 81(80): 6c-8a. 8b-9. 10-11b. 14, 17. ℟ cf. 11a, 9a |
I am the Lord your God; listen to my voice.
A voice I did not know said to me:
‘I freed your shoulder from the burden;
your hands were freed from the builder’s basket.
You called in distress and I delivered you.’
I am the Lord your God; listen to my voice.
‘I answered, concealed in the thunder;
at the waters of Meribah I tested you.
Listen, my people, as I warn you.
O Israel, if only you would heed!’
I am the Lord your God; listen to my voice.
‘Let there be no strange god among you,
nor shall you worship a foreign god.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’
I am the Lord your God; listen to my voice.
‘O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
But Israel I would feed with finest wheat,
and satisfy with honey from the rock.’
I am the Lord your God; listen to my voice.
| Gospel Acclamation | Matthew 4:17 |
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Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God.
Repent, says the Lord,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God.
| Gospel | Mark 12:28b-34 |
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‘You shall love the Lord your God. You shall love your neighbour.’
At that time: One of the scribes came up to Jesus and asked him, ‘Which commandment is the most important of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘The most important is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’ And the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbour as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.’ And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Universalis podcast: The week ahead – from 15 to 21 March
St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland: his life and his breastplate. Sin: what makes a sin a sin? The Seven Deadly Sins and the Divine Comedy. The other story of the healing of a blind man. (27 minutes)
Episode notes.
Christian Art
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Dates
Today
(Automatic)Thu 12 March
Thursday of the 3rd week of LentFri 13 March
Friday of the 3rd week of LentSat 14 March
Saturday of the 3rd week of LentSun 15 March
4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)Mon 16 March
Monday of the 4th week of LentTue 17 March
Saint Patrick, Bishop, MissionaryWed 18 March
Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent(commemoration of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor)