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HOLY MASS READINGS
FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH 2026.
FRIDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER.

FIRST READING
“There is no other name by which we must be saved. ”
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 4: 1 - 12)
In those days: As Peter and John were speaking to the people, [after the lame man was healed,] the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. But many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to about five thousand. On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a cripple, by what means this man has been healed, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you well. This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 118: 1 - 2 and 4, 22 - 24, 25 - 27ab (R.) 22
R/. The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Or: Alleluia

Give praise to the LORD, for he is good;
his mercy endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His mercy endures forever.” *R

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the Lord has this been done,
a marvel in our eyes.
This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice in it and be glad. *R

O Lord, grant salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blest is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord is God, and has given us light. *R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Psalm 118: 24
Alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 21: 1 - 14)
At that time: Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS
THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH 2026.
THURSDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER.

FIRST READING
“You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. ”
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 3: 11 - 26)
In those days: While the lame man who had been cured clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, astounded. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people, “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all. “And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet from your brethren as he raised me up. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came afterwards, also proclaimed these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 8: 2ab and 5, 6 - 7a, 7b - 9 (R.) 2ab
R.O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name through all the earth!
Or: Alleluia.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic
is your name through all the earth!
What is man that you should keep him in mind,
the son of man that you care for him?R

Yet you have made him little lower than the angels;
with glory and honour you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands.R

You put all things under his feet,
all of them, sheep and oxen,
yes, even the cattle of the fields,
birds of the air, and fish of the sea
that make their way through the waters.R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Psalm 118: 24
Alleluia.
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (LUKE 24: 35 - 48)
At that time: The two disciples told what had happened on the road to Emmaus and how Jesus was known to them in the breaking of the bread. As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them. Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.”
The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS
THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND 2026.
HOLY THURSDAY/MAUNDY THURSDAY.

FIRST READING
The law for the Passover meal.
A reading from the Book of Exodus (EXODUS 12:1- 8,11-14)
In those days: The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they shall take every man a lamb according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household; and if the household is too small for a lamb, then a man and his neighbour next to his house shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old; you shall take it from the sheep or from the goats; and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs in the evening. Then they shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat them. They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. “In this manner you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD’s Passover. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgements: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you, upon the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall fall upon you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations you shall observe it as an ordinance for ever.”
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 116: 12 - 13, 15 and 16bc, 17 - 18 (R.) 1 Cor 10: 16
R. The cup of blessing is a participation in the blood of Christ.

How can I repay the Lord
for all his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the name of the Lord. *R

How precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.
Your servant am I, the son of your handmaid;
you have loosened my bonds. *R

A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the name of the Lord.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
before all his people. *R

SECOND READING
“As often as you eat this bread and drink the chalice, you proclaim the Lord’s death.”
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 11: 23 - 26)
Brethren: I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the chalice, after supper, saying, “This chalice is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the chalice, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
The Word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
John 13: 34

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another even as I have loved you.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“He loved them to the end”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 13: 1 - 15)
Before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper, laid aside his garments, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter; and Peter said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but afterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part in me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but he is clean all over; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “You are not all clean.” When he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS
TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH 2026.
FIFTH WEEK OF LENT.

FIRST READING
One who is bitten, who sees the serpent, shall live.
A reading from the Book of Numbers (NUMBERS 21: 4 - 9)
In those days: From Mount Hor the Hebrews set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it up as a sign; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent, and set it up as a sign; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 102: 1 - 2, 15 - 17, 18 — 20 (R.) 1

R. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.

O Lord, and let my cry come to you.
Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress.
Turn your ear towards me;
on the day when I call, speedily answer me. *R

The nations shall fear the name of the Lord,
and all the earth’s kings your glory.
When the Lord shall build up Sion,
he will appear in all his glory.
Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
he will not despise their prayers. *R

Let this be written for ages to come,
that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
the Lord looked down from His holy place on high,
looked down from heaven to the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners,
and free those condemned to die. *R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
The seed is the word of God, and the sower is Christ; all who find him will abide for ever.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“when you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he. ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 8: 21 - 30)
At that time: Jesus said to the Pharisees, “I go away, and you will seek me and die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” Then said the Jews, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you can not come’?” He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he.” They said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Even what I have told you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father. So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me. And he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.” As he spoke thus, many believed in him.
The Gospel of the Lord.

HOLY MASS READINGS
MARCH 22ND 2026.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR A.

FIRST READING
“I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live. ”
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (EZEKIEL 37: 12 - 14)
Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you home into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it, says the Lord.
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b - 8 (R.) 7b

R. With the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption.

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the sound of my pleading. *R

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you is found forgiveness,
that you may be revered. *R

I long for you, O Lord,
my soul longs for his word.
My soul hopes in the Lord
more than watchmen for daybreak.
More than watchmen for daybreak,
let Israel hope for the Lord. *R

For with the Lord there is mercy,
in him is plentiful redemption.
It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities. *R

SECOND READING
“The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. ”
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (ROMANS 8:8-11)
Brethren: Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God really dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although your bodies are dead because of sin, your spirits are alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who dwells in you.
The Word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
John 11: 25a, 26
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord: he who believes in me shall never die.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“I am the resurrection and the life.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 11: 1 - 45)
At that time: A certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So * the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness is not unto death; it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that he was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go into Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” Thus he spoke, and then he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awake him out of sleep.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead; and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying quietly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled; and he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odour, for he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this on account of the people standing by, that they may believe that you have sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.
The Gospel of the Lord.

DONALD JOHN TRUMP ASKED FOR HELP FROM THE GULF COUNTRIES, WHICH CAUSED CONTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I don't want to go into the history of the war against Iran between the US and the great nation of ISRAEL. The most worrying thing on social media now is that Donald Trump asked for help from the Gulf countries.

I wish to categorically state that there is nothing wrong with asking for help. Asking for help, for me, is a sign of humility. Donald Trump, at this point, clearly showed the world that he is a humble leader and needs the presence of others to also exist.

We all live because of others, and often we ask for help not because we can't meet expectations, but to understand how people feel about us and how they appreciate what we have done for them. Even in marriages, partners ask each other for help; sometimes it's denied, and most of the time it's given, yet those couples still live together even when requests don't materialize. Asking for help is not a weakness, please. It's a humble way of recognizing others' abilities and contributing to achieving a set goal.

In life, we frequently seek assistance not for our own benefits but for the benefits of others.

World leaders travel to ask for help for their citizens, community leaders ask for help for their community, and office heads ask for help for their office or office members. People seek all sorts of help in their offices and places of work. As we interact with our peer groups and elders, we often ask for help. We ask for help when we feel constrained, and we also ask to let others contribute what they have to offer.

When we ask for help and it isn't provided, we don't stop moving ahead or meeting our responsibilities. Today, Donald Trump, the world's best leader, courageous and fearless, is willing to take the bull by the horns by attacking Iran. Meanwhile, some of us who are not even close to Iran are not happy. But the neighbouring Gulf countries are begging him not to end the war without finishing the

DONALD JOHN TRUMP ASKED FOR HELP FROM THE GULF COUNTRIES, WHICH CAUSED CONTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I don't want to go into the history of the war against Iran between the US and the great nation of ISRAEL. The most worrying thing on social media now is that Donald Trump asked for help from the Gulf countries.

I wish to categorically state that there is nothing wrong with asking for help. Asking for help, for me, is a sign of humility. Donald Trump, at this point, clearly showed the world that he is a humble leader and needs the presence of others to also exist.

We all live because of others, and often we ask for help not because we can't meet expectations, but to understand how people feel about us and how they appreciate what we have done for them. Even in marriages, partners ask each other for help; sometimes it's denied, and most of the time it's given, yet those couples still live together even when requests don't materialize. Asking for help is not a weakness, please. It's a humble way of recognizing others' abilities and contributing to achieving a set goal.

In life, we frequently seek assistance not for our own benefits but for the benefits of others.

World leaders travel to ask for help for their citizens, community leaders ask for help for their community, and office heads ask for help for their office or office members. People seek all sorts of help in their offices and places of work. As we interact with our peer groups and elders, we often ask for help. We ask for help when we feel constrained, and we also ask to let others contribute what they have to offer.

When we ask for help and it isn't provided, we don't stop moving ahead or meeting our responsibilities. Today, Donald Trump, the world's best leader, courageous and fearless, is willing to take the bull by the horns by attacking Iran. Meanwhile, some of us who are not even close to Iran are not happy. But the neighbouring Gulf countries are begging him not to end the war without finishing the job by weakening Iran completely. Some Iranian citizens are happy commending the actions of the US and ISRAEL as a welcome development.

I'm not inside Iran, but I have followed the news on the same social media that misled some of us.
Even if we hate someone, sometimes it's always good to be objective in our evaluation of the current situation, knowing that people are watching us by what we say or do.

For me, Donald Trump has lived a life worth emulating. For being a president of the most powerful country on earth, and him being a courageous and fearless leader who turned to ask for help from countries that are not even half the strength of the US. It's said, "When a bird is alive, it eats the ants, but when it dies, the ants eat the bird." That's to say, those of us who are strong and powerful and then undermine the weak in society may tomorrow ask them for help. Donald Trump is a very good example.

Happy Sunday!

HOLY MASS READINGS
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST 2026.
FOURTH WEEK OF LENT.

FIRST READING
“I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. ”
A reading from the Book of Jeremiah (JEREMIAH 11: 18 - 20)
The Loan made it known to me and I knew; then you did show me their evil deeds. But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.” But, O Loan of hosts, who judge righteously, who test the heart and the mind, let rue see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Taken from Psalm 7: 2 - 3, 9bc - 10, 11 - 12 (R.) 2a
R. O Lord, my God, I take refuge in you.

O Lord, my God, I take refuge in you.
Save and rescue me from all my pursuers,
lest they tear me apart like a lion,
and drag me off with no one to rescue me. *R

Give judgement for me, O Lord,
for I am just and blameless of heart.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked!
Make the just man stand firm;
it is you who test mind and heart,
O God of justice! *R

God is a shield before me,
who saves the upright of heart.
God is a judge, just and powerful and patient,
not exercising anger every day. *R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Luke 8: 15
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

Blessed are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“Is the Christ to come from Galilee? ”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (JOHN 7: 40 - 53)
At that time: When they heard the words of Jesus, some of the people said, “This is really the prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was? So there was a division among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. The officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?” The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or of thy Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, who do not know the law, are accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” They re- plied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee.” They went each to his own house.
The Gospel of the Lord.