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Year A - Lent

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Lent Year A	First reading	Psalm	Second reading	Gospel
Ash Wednesday February 18, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12	Psalm 51:1-17	2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10	Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7	Psalm 32	Romans 5:12-19	Matthew 4:1-11
Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Genesis 12:1-4a	Psalm 121	Romans 4:1-5, 13-17	John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9
Third Sunday in Lent March 8, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Exodus 17:1-7	Psalm 95	Romans 5:1-11	John 4:5-42
Fourth Sunday in Lent March 15, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	1 Samuel 16:1-13	Psalm 23	Ephesians 5:8-14	John 9:1-41
Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Ezekiel 37:1-14	Psalm 130	Romans 8:6-11	John 11:1-45
Annunciation of the Lord March 25, 2026 ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 7:10-14	Psalm 45 or Psalm 40:5-10	Hebrews 10:4-10	Luke 1:26-38
Liturgy of the Palms March 29, 2026 Sixth Sunday in Lent ART -- PRAYER		Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29	Matthew 21:1-11
Liturgy of the Passion March 29, 2026 Sixth Sunday in Lent ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 50:4-9a	Psalm 31:9-16	Philippians 2:5-11	Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54
	Italicized readings, complementary to the standard reading, may be used with, or in place of it.

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