"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
“A spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:5–42) On this Third Sunday of Lent, the Church gives us one of the most beautiful and deeply personal encounters in the Gospel: the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. It is not simply a story about water or about a … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for March 8th 2026, Third Sunday of Lent. FIRST READING“Give us water to drink”… (Ex 17: 2). A reading from the Book of Exodus (EXODUS 17: 3 – 7) In those days: The people thirsted for water, and the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why did you bring … Read more
14TH STATION OF THE CROSS:JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMBWe adore you O Christ, and we bless you,Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. LECTOR: When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for … Read more
13TH STATION OF THE CROSS:JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSSWe adore you O Christ, and we bless you,Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. LECTOR: Mary stands by the Cross, engulfed in grief. And John is beside her. When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the … Read more
12TH STATION OF THE CROSS:JESUS DIES ON THE CROSSWe adore you O Christ, and we bless you,Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. LECTOR: From the sixth hour, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi Eloi … Read more