π 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 Jesusβs death. It begins with Palm Sunday, recalling Jesusβs arrival at Jerusalem. Holy Week also includes Maudy Thursday, dedicated to the Last Supper Jesus shared with the disciples, followed by Good Friday, recalling Jesusβs crucixion by Rome.
The following table lists each dayβs 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 π and π emoji, respectively. Alternative readings are marked by the π emoji.
On smaller screens, you can scroll both horizontally and vertically to read across rows and columns.
ποΈ Day | π Morning πΆ Psalm | 1οΈβ£ First | 2οΈβ£ Second | ποΈ Gospel | π Evening πΆ Psalm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday | 95, 32, 143 | Jonah 3: | Heb 12: | Luke 18: | 102, 130 |
Thursday | 37: | Deut 7: | Titus 1: | John 1: | 37: |
Saint Matthias the Apostle (Friday) | 80 | 1 Sam 16: 1 Sam 12: | 1 John 2: Acts 20: | 33 | |
Saturday | 30, 32 | Deut 7: | Titus 3: | John 1: | 42, 43 |
First Sunday in Lent | 63: | Deut 8: | 1 Cor 1: | Mark 2: | 103 |
Monday | 41, 52 | Deut 8: | Heb 2: | John 2: | 44 |
Tuesday | 45 | Deut 9: | Heb 3: | John 2: | 47, 48 |
Wednesday | 119: | Deut 9: | Heb 3: | John 2: | 49, [ |
Thursday | 50 | Deut 9: | Heb 4: | John 3: | [ |
Friday | 95, 40, 54 | Deut 10: | Heb 4: | John 3: | 51 |
Saturday | 55 | Deut 11: | Heb 5: | John 4: | 138, 139: |
Second Sunday in Lent | 24, 29 | Jer 1: | 1 Cor 3: | Mark 3: | 8, 84 |
Monday | 56, 57, [ | Jer 1: | Rom 1: | John 4: | 64, 65 |
Tuesday | 61, 62 | Jer 2: | Rom 1: | John 4: | 68: |
Wednesday | 72 | Jer 3: | Rom 1: | John 5: | 119: |
Thursday | [ | Jer 4: | Rom 2: | John 5: | 74 |
Friday | 95, 69: | Jer 5: | Rom 2: | John 5: | 73 |
Saturday | 75, 76 | Jer 5: | Rom 3: | John 7: | 23, 27 |
Third Sunday in Lent | 93, 96 | Jer 6: | 1 Cor 6: | Mark 5: | 34 |
Monday | 80 | Jer 7: | Rom 4: | John 7: | 77, [ |
Tuesday | 78: | Jer 7: | Rom 4: | John 7: | 78: |
Wednesday | 119: | Jer 8: | Rom 5: | John 8: | 81, 82 |
Thursday | [ | Jer 10: | Rom 5: | John 8: | 85, 86 |
Friday | 95, 88 | Jer 11: | Rom 6: | John 8: | 91, 92 |
Saturday | 87, 90 | Jer 13: | Rom 6: | John 8: | 136 |
Fourth Sunday in Lent | 66, 67 | Jer 14: | Gal 4: | Mark 8: | 19, 46 |
Monday | 89: | Jer 16: | Rom 7: | John 6: | 89: |
Tuesday | 97, 99, [ | Jer 17: | Rom 7: | John 6: | 94, [ |
Wednesday | 101, 109: | Jer 18: | Rom 8: | John 6: | 119: |
Thursday | 69: | Jer 22: | Rom 8: | John 6: | 73 |
Eve of the Annunciation (Friday) | 95, 102 | Jer 23: Gen 3: | Rom 8: Eph 3: | John 6: | 8, 138 |
The Annuciation of Christ to Mary (Saturday) | 85, 87 | Isa 52: Wis 9: | Heb 2: | John 1: | 110: |
Fifth Sunday in Lent | 118 | Jer 23: | 1 Cor 9: | Mark 8: | 145 |
Monday | 31 | Jer 24: | Rom 9: | John 9: | 35 |
Tuesday | [ | Jer 25: | Rom 10: | John 9: | 124, 125, 126, [ |
Wednesday | 119: | Jer 25: | Rom 10: | John 10: | 128, 129, 130 |
Thursday | 131, 132, [ | Jer 26: | Rom 11: | John 10: | 140, 142 |
Friday | 95, 22 | Jer 29: | Rom 11: | John 11: John 12: | 141, 143: |
Saturday | 137: | Jer 31: | Rom 11: | John 11: John 12: | 42, 43 |
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday | 24, 29 | Zech 9: Zech 12: | 1 Tim 6: | Matt 21: | 103 |
Monday in Holy Week | 51: | Jer 12: | Phil 3: | John 12: | 69: |
Tuesday in Holy Week | 6, 12 | Jer 15: | Phil 3: | John 12: | 94 |
Wednesday in Holy Week | 55 | Jer 17: | Phil 4: | John 12: | 74 |
Maundy Thursday | 102 | Jer 20: | 1 Cor 10: | John 17: | 142, 143 |
Good Friday | 95, 22 | Wis 1: Gen 22: | 1 Pet 1: | John 13: John 19: | 40: |
Easter Vigil (Saturday) | 95, 88 | Job 19: | Heb 4: Rom 8: | 27 | |
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature. |