💜 Lent

Lent is a 40-day fast before Easter. It begins Ash Wednesday (no earlier than Febuary 3, no later than March 10) and ends at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. Counting the Sundays in Lent, the season lasts a total of 46 days.

The season commemorates the 40 days Jesus fasted and was tempted in the desert before beginning his public ministry.

The last week of Lent, called Holy Week, commemorates the final days before Jesus’s death. It begins with Palm Sunday, recalling Jesus’s arrival at Jerusalem. Holy Week also includes Maudy Thursday, dedicated to the Last Supper Jesus shared with the disciples, followed by Good Friday, recalling Jesus’s crucixion by Rome.

The following table lists each day’s morning and evening psalms as well as the first, second, and gospel readings.
In Year One, the second reading is traditionally meant for the morning and the gospel for evening. In Year Two, the gospel is for the morning and the second reading for evening.
When there is more than one first, second, or gospel reading, then those specified for morning or evening are marked by the 🌞 and 🌛 emoji, respectively. Alternative readings are marked by the 🔀 emoji.
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Daily Office Lectionary Readings for Lent (Year One)
🗓️ Day	🌞 Morning 🎶 Psalm	1️⃣ First	2️⃣ Second	🗞️ Gospel	🌛 Evening 🎶 Psalm
First Day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023	95, 32, 143	Jonah 3:1–4:11	Heb 12:1–14	Luke 18:9–14	102, 130
Thursday February 23, 2023	37:1–18	Deut 7:6–11	Titus 1:1–16	John 1:29–34	37:19–42
Saint Matthias the Apostle (Friday) February 24, 2023	80	1 Sam 16:1–13 1 Sam 12:1–5	1 John 2:18–25 Acts 20:17–35		33
Saturday February 25, 2023	30, 32	Deut 7:17–26	Titus 3:1–15	John 1:43–51	42, 43
First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2023	63:1–8(9–11), 98	Deut 8:1–10	1 Cor 1:17–31	Mark 2:18–22	103
Monday February 27, 2023	41, 52	Deut 8:11–20	Heb 2:11–18	John 2:1–12	44
Tuesday February 28, 2023	45	Deut 9:4–12	Heb 3:1–11	John 2:13–22	47, 48
Wednesday March 1, 2023	119:49–72	Deut 9:13–21	Heb 3:12–19	John 2:23–3:15	49, [53]
Thursday March 2, 2023	50	Deut 9:23–10:5	Heb 4:1–10	John 3:16–21	[59], [60], 19, 46
Friday March 3, 2023	95, 40, 54	Deut 10:12–22	Heb 4:11–16	John 3:22–36	51
Saturday March 4, 2023	55	Deut 11:18–28	Heb 5:1–10	John 4:1–26	138, 139:1–17(18–23)
Second Sunday in Lent March 5, 2023	24, 29	Jer 1:1–10	1 Cor 3:11–23	Mark 3:31–4:9	8, 84
Monday March 6, 2023	56, 57, [58]	Jer 1:11–19	Rom 1:1–15	John 4:27–42	64, 65
Tuesday March 7, 2023	61, 62	Jer 2:1–13	Rom 1:16–25	John 4:43–54	68:1–20(21–23)24–36
Wednesday March 8, 2023	72	Jer 3:6–18	Rom 1:28–2:11	John 5:1–18	119:73–96
Thursday March 9, 2023	[70], 71	Jer 4:9–10, 19–28	Rom 2:12–24	John 5:19–29	74
Friday March 10, 2023	95, 69:1–23(24–30)31–38	Jer 5:1–9	Rom 2:25–3:18	John 5:30–47	73
Saturday March 11, 2023	75, 76	Jer 5:20–31	Rom 3:19–31	John 7:1–13	23, 27
Third Sunday in Lent March 12, 2023	93, 96	Jer 6:9–15	1 Cor 6:12–20	Mark 5:1–20	34
Monday March 13, 2023	80	Jer 7:1–15	Rom 4:1–12	John 7:14–36	77, [79]
Tuesday March 14, 2023	78:1–39	Jer 7:21–34	Rom 4:13–25	John 7:37–52	78:40–72
Wednesday March 15, 2023	119:97–120	Jer 8:18–9:6	Rom 5:1–11	John 8:12–20	81, 82
Thursday March 16, 2023	[83], 42, 43	Jer 10:11–24	Rom 5:12–21	John 8:21–32	85, 86
Friday March 17, 2023	95, 88	Jer 11:1–8, 14–20	Rom 6:1–11	John 8:33–47	91, 92
Saturday March 18, 2023	87, 90	Jer 13:1–11	Rom 6:12–23	John 8:47–59	136
Fourth Sunday in Lent March 19, 2023	66, 67	Jer 14:1–9, 17–22	Gal 4:21–5:1	Mark 8:11–21	19, 46
Monday March 20, 2023	89:1–18	Jer 16:10–21	Rom 7:1–12	John 6:1–15	89:19–52
Tuesday March 21, 2023	97, 99, [100]	Jer 17:19–27	Rom 7:13–25	John 6:16–27	94, [95]
Wednesday March 22, 2023	101, 109:1–4(5–19)20–30	Jer 18:1–11	Rom 8:1–11	John 6:27–40	119:121–144
Thursday March 23, 2023	69:1–23(24–30)31–38	Jer 22:13–23	Rom 8:12–27	John 6:41–51	73
Eve of the Annunciation (Friday) March 24, 2023	95, 102	Jer 23:1–8 Gen 3:1–15	Rom 8:28–39 Eph 3:14–21	John 6:52–59	8, 138
The Annuciation of Christ to Mary (Saturday) March 25, 2023	85, 87	Isa 52:7–12 Wis 9:1–12	Heb 2:5–10	John 1:9–14	110:1–5(6–7), 132
Fifth Sunday in Lent March 26, 2023	118	Jer 23:16–32	1 Cor 9:19–27	Mark 8:31–9:1	145
Monday March 27, 2023	31	Jer 24:1–10	Rom 9:19–33	John 9:1–17	35
Tuesday March 28, 2023	[120], 121, 122, 123	Jer 25:8–17	Rom 10:1–13	John 9:18–41	124, 125, 126, [127]
Wednesday March 29, 2023	119:145–176	Jer 25:30–38	Rom 10:14–21	John 10:1–18	128, 129, 130
Thursday March 30, 2023	131, 132, [133]	Jer 26:1–16	Rom 11:1–12	John 10:19–42	140, 142
Friday March 31, 2023	95, 22	Jer 29:1, 4–13	Rom 11:13–24	John 11:1–27 John 12:1–10	141, 143:1–11(12)
Saturday April 1, 2023	137:1–6(7–9), 144	Jer 31:27–34	Rom 11:25–36	John 11:28–44 John 12:37–50	42, 43
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday April 2, 2023	24, 29	Zech 9:9–12 Zech 12:9–11; 13:1, 7–9	1 Tim 6:12–16	Matt 21:12–17	103
Monday in Holy Week April 3, 2023	51:1–18(19–20)	Jer 12:1–16	Phil 3:1–14	John 12:9–19	69:1–23
Tuesday in Holy Week April 4, 2023	6, 12	Jer 15:10–21	Phil 3:15–21	John 12:20–26	94
Wednesday in Holy Week April 5, 2023	55	Jer 17:5–10, 14–17	Phil 4:1–13	John 12:27–36	74
Maundy Thursday April 6, 2023	102	Jer 20:7–11	1 Cor 10:14–17; 11:27–32	John 17:1–11(12–26)	142, 143
Good Friday April 7, 2023	95, 22	Wis 1:16–2:1, 12–22 Gen 22:1–14	1 Pet 1:10–20	John 13:36–38 John 19:38–42	40:1–14(15–19)
Easter Vigil (Saturday) April 8, 2023	95, 88	Job 19:21–27a	Heb 4:1–16 Rom 8:1–11		27
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature.