† God is Love. Love everyone as you love yourself.
Catholic Mass Readings Today Sunday March 15th 2026. Fourth Sunday of lent. LAETARE SUNDAY FIRST READING David is anointed king of Israel. A reading from the first Book of Samuel (1 SAMUEL 16: 1b, 6 – 7, 10 – 13a) In those days: The Lord said to Samuel, “Fill your horn with oil, and go; … Read more
Humility Before God in a World of Comparison In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable that speaks directly to our hearts. Two men go up to the temple to pray. One is a Pharisee, respected and religious. The other is a tax collector, a man widely despised by society at the time. Both stand before … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Saturday, March 14th 2026. Third week of Lent. FIRST READING “I desire mercy and not sacrifice.” A reading from the Book of the Prophet Hosea (HOSEA 6: 1 – 6) “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Friday, March 13th 2026. Third Week of Lent. FIRST READING “We will say no more, ‘Our God, to the work of our hands.” A reading from the Book of the Prophet Hosea (HOSEA 14: 1 – 9) Thus says the Lord: Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Thursday, March 12th 2026. Third week of Lent. FIRST READING “This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God.” A reading from the Book of Jeremiah (JEREMIAH 7: 23 – 28) Thus says the Lord: “This command I gave my people, ‘Obey my voice, and … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Wednesday, March 11th 2026. Third week of Lent. FIRST READING Keep the commandments, and your work will be complete. A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy (DEUTERONOMY 4: 1, 5 – 9) Moses spoke to the people, saying, “And now, O Israel, give heed to the statutes and the ordinances which … Read more
Third Week of Lent In today’s Gospel, Peter approaches Jesus with a question that many of us have quietly asked in our own hearts: “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Peter likely believed he was being generous. In Jewish teaching at the time, … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Tuesday, March 10th 2026. Third week of Lent. FIRST READING “With a contrite heart and a humble spirit may we be accepted.” A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel (DANIEL 3: 2, 11 – 20) In those days: Azariah stood and offered this prayer; in the midst of the … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings Today Monday, March 9th 2026. Third week of Lent. FIRST READING “There were many lepers in Israel, but none was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” A reading from the second Book of Kings (2 KINGS 5: 1 – 15a) In those days: Naaman, commander of the army of the king of … Read more
“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