Weekday Readings in Lent: Year A/B/C
From Ash Wednesday to the Start of Week One: Year A/B/C
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Second Reading | Gospel |
| Ash Wednesday | Joel 2: 12 - 18 | 50: 3 - 6, 12 - 14, 17 | 2 Corinthians 5: 20 - 6: 2 | Matthew 6:1 - 6, 16 - 18 |
| Thursday After Ash Wednesday | Deuteronomy 30: 15 - 20 | 1: 1 - 4, 6 | N.A. | Luke 9: 22 - 25 |
| Friday After Ash Wednesday | Isaiah 58: 1 - 9 | 50: 3 - 6, 18 - 19 | N.A. | Matthew 9: 14 - 15 |
| Saturday After Ash Wednesday | Isaiah 58: 9 - 14 | 85: 1 - 6 | N.A. | Luke 5: 27 - 32 |
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Week One: Year A/B/C
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Monday | Leviticus 19: 1 - 2, 11 - 18 | 18: 8 - 10, 15 | Matthew 25: 31 - 46 |
| Tuesday | Isaiah 55: 10 - 11 | 33: 4 - 7, 16 - 19 | Matthew 6: 7 - 15 |
| Wednesday | Jonah 3: 1 - 10 | 50: 3 - 4, 12 - 13, 18 - 19 | Luke 11: 29 - 32 |
| Thursday | Esther 4: 17 | 137: 1 - 3, 7 - 8 | Matthew 7: 7 - 12 |
| Friday | Ezekiel 18: 21 - 28 | 129 | Matthew 5: 20 - 26 |
| Saturday | Deuteronomy 26: 16 - 19 | 118: 1 - 2, 4 - 5, 7 - 8 | Matthew 5: 43 - 48 |
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Week Two: Year A/B/C
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Monday | Daniel 9: 4 - 10 | 78: 8 - 9, 11, 13 | Luke 6: 36 - 38 |
| Tuesday | Isaiah 1: 10, 16 - 20 | 49: 8 - 9, 16 - 17, 21, 23 | Matthew 23: 1 - 12 |
| Wednesday | Jeremiah 18: 18 - 20 | 30: 5 - 6, 14 - 16 | Matthew 20: 17 - 28 |
| Thursday | Jeremiah 17: 5 - 10 | 1: 1 - 4, 6 | Luke 16: 19 - 31 |
| Friday | Genesis 37: 3 - 4, 12 - 13, 17 - 28 | 104: 16 - 21 | Matthew 21: 33 - 43, 45 - 46 |
| Saturday | Micah 7: 14 - 15, 18 - 20 | 102: 1 - 4, 9 - 12 | Luke 15: 1 - 3, 11 - 32 |
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Week Three: Year A/B/C
Alternative Reading for the week:
| First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Exodus 17: 1 - 7 | 94: 1 - 2, 6 - 9 | John 4: 5 - 42 |
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Monday | 2 Kings 5: 1 - 15 | 41: 2 - 3; 42: 3 - 4 | Luke 4: 24 - 30 |
| Tuesday | Daniel 3: 25, 34 - 43 | 24: 4 - 9 | Matthew 18: 21 - 35 |
| Wednesday | Deuteronomy 4: 1, 5 - 9 | 147: 12 - 13, 15 - 16, 19 - 20 | Matthew 5: 17 - 19 |
| Thursday | Jeremiah 7: 23 - 28 | 94: 1 - 2, 6 - 9 | Luke 11: 14 - 23 |
| Friday | Hosea 14: 2 - 10 | 80: 6, 8 - 11, 14, 17 | Mark 12: 28 - 34 |
| Saturday | Hosea 5: 15- 6: 6 | 50: 3 - 4, 18 - 21 | Luke 18: 9 - 14 |
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Week Four: Year A/B/C
Alternative Reading for the week:
| First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Micah 7: 7 - 9 | 26: 1, 7 - 9, 13 - 14 | John 9: 1 - 41 |
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Monday | Isaiah 65: 17 - 21 | 29: 2, 4 - 6, 11 - 13 | John 4: 43 - 54 |
| Tuesday | Ezekiel 47: 1 - 9, 12 | 45: 2 - 3, 5 - 6, 8 - 9 | John 5: 1 - 3, 5 - 16 |
| Wednesday | Isaiah 49: 8 - 15 | 144: 8 - 9, 13 - 14, 17 - 18 | John 5: 17 - 30 |
| Thursday | Exodus 32: 7 - 14 | 105: 19 - 23 | John 5: 31 - 47 |
| Friday | Wisdom 2: 1, 12 - 22 | 33: 16, 18, 19 - 21, 23 | John 7: 1 - 2, 10, 25 - 30 |
| Saturday | Jeremiah 11: 18 - 20 | 7: 2 - 3, 9 - 12 | John 7: 40 - 52 |
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Week Five: Year A/B/C
Alternative Reading for the week:
| First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| 2 Kings 4: 18 - 21, 32 - 37 | 16: 1, 6 - 8, 15 | John 11: 1 - 45 |
| Day | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Gospel |
| Monday | Daniel 13: 1 - 9, 15 - 17, 19 - 30, 33 - 62 | 22 | John 8: 1 - 11 or (in Year C) John 8: 12 - 20 |
| Tuesday | Numbers 21: 4 - 9 | 101: 2 - 3, 16 - 21 | John 8: 21 - 30 |
| Wednesday | Daniel 3: 14 - 20, 24 - 25, 28 | Daniel 3: 52 - 56 | John 8: 31 - 42 |
| Thursday | Genesis 17: 3 - 9 | 104: 4 - 9 | John 8: 51 - 59 |
| Friday | Jeremiah 20: 10 - 13 | 17: 2 - 7 | John 10: 31 - 42 |
| Saturday | Ezekiel 37: 21 - 28 | Jeremiah 31: 10 - 13 | John 11: 45 - 56 |
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