List of Epistles and Gospels during Lent

  • Ash Wednesday
    • Epistle: Joel ii.
    • Gospel: Matthew vi.
  • The Thursday After Ash Wednesday
    • Epistle: Isaias xxxviii. 1-6
    • Gospel: Matthew viii. (The Centurion’s Servant)
  • The Friday after Ash Wednesday (The Crown of Thorns):
    • Epistle: Isaias lviii. 1-9
    • Gospel: Matthew v. 43-48, vi. 1-4
  • The Saturday after Ash Wednesday
    • Epistle: Isaias lviii. 9-14
    • Gospel: Mark vi. 47-56
  • The First Sunday in Lent
    • Epistle: 2 Corinthians vi. 1-10
    • Gospel: Matthew iv: 1-11 (Jesus is tempted in the desert)
  • Monday of the first Week
    • Epistle: Ezechiel xxxiv. 11-16
    • Gospel: Matthew xxv. 31-46
  • Tuesday of the First Week
    • Epistle: Isaias lv. 6-11
    • Gospel: Matthew xxi. 10-17
  • Ember Wednesday of the First Week
    • Epistle: 3 Kings xix. 3-8
    • Gospel: Matthew xii. 38-50 (“The sign of Jonas the prophet.”)
  • Thursday of the First Week
    • Epistle: “The soul that sinneth, the same shall die.”
    • Gospel: Matthew xv. 21-28 – (“Great is thy faith.”)
  • Ember Friday of the First Week (The Holy Lance and the Nails)
    • Epistle: Ezechiel xviii. 20-28
    • Gospel: John v. 1-15 – The Paralytic at the Pool of Probatica
  • Ember Saturday
    • Epistle: 1 Thessalonians v. 14-28
    • Gospel: That of the following Sunday
  • The Second Sunday in Lent
    • Epistle: 1 Thessalonians iv. 1-7
    • Gospel: Matthew xvii. – The Transfiguration
  • Monday of the Second Week
    • Epistle: Daniel ix. 15-19
    • Gospel: John viii. 21-29 – “The Beginning”
  • Tuesday of the Second Week
    • Epistle: 3 Kings. xvii. 8-16
    • Gospel: Matthew. xxiii. 1-12
  • Wednesday of the Second Week
    • Epistle: Esther xiii. 8-11, 15-17
    • Gospel: Matthew. xx. 17-28
  • Thursday of the Second Week
    • Epistle: Jeremias xvii. 5-10
    • Gospel: Luke xvi. 19-31
  • Friday of the Second Week (The Holy Shroud of Turin)
    • Epistle: Joseph’s Dreams, and the Jealousy of his brothers
    • Gospel: Matthew xxi. 33-46
  • Saturday of the Second Week
    • Epistle: Gen. xxvii. 1-40 – Isaac blesses Jacob
    • Gospel: Lk. xv. (The Prodigal Son)
  • The Third Sunday in Lent
    • Epistle: Ephesians v. 1-9
    • Gospel: Luke xii. 14-28
  • Monday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: 4 Kings v. – Naaman’s Leprosy is Cured
    • Gospel: Jesus escapes the angry Jews at Nazareth
  • Tuesday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: 4 Kings iv. 1-7 – Eliseus and the Miracle of the Oil
    • Gospel: Matthew xviii. 15-22
  • Wednesday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: Exodus xx. 12-24 – The Ten Commandments
    • Gospel: Matthew xv. 1-20
  • Thursday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: Jeremias vii. 1-7
    • Gospel: Luke iv. 38-44 – St. Peter’s Mother-in-Law
  • Friday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: Numbers xx. 1, 3, 6-13
    • Gospel: Jn. iv. – St. Photina’s Conversion
  • Saturday of the Third Week
    • Epistle: The Chaste Suzanna’s Trial (Dan. xiii)
    • Gospel: John viii. 1-11
  • The Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare Sunday)
    • Epistle: Galatians iv. 22-31- The bondwoman and the free woman
    • Gospel: John vi. – The Feeding of the 5000
  • Monday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: 3 Kings iii. 16-28
    • Gospel: John ii. 13-25
  • Tuesday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: Exodus xxxii. 9-14 – Moses prays for the people
    • Gospel: John vii. 14-31
  • Wednesday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: Isaias i. 16-19 (As white as snow)
    • Gospel: John ix. 1-28 – The man blind from birth at the pool
  • Thursday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: 4 Kings iv. 25-38 – Eliseus Raises a Dead Child to Life
    • Gospel: Luke vii. 11-16 – The Widow’s Son at Naim
  • Friday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: 3 Kings xvii. 17-24
    • Gospel: John – Jesus raises Lazarus to life
  • Saturday of the Fourth Week
    • Epistle: Isaias xlix. 8-15
    • Gospel: John viii. 12-20
  • Passion Sunday
    • Epistle: Hebrews ix. 11-15 – The more perfect sacrifice
    • Gospel: Jn. viii. 46-59 – “I AM”
  • Monday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Jonas iii. 1-10 – Jonas preaches to Ninive
    • Gospel: John vii. 32-39
  • Tuesday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Daniel xiv. 27, 28-42 – The lion’s den, under (possibly) Evilmerodach
    • Gospel: John vii. 1-13 – Feast of the Tabernacles
  • Wednesday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Leviticus xix. 1-2, 11-19, 25
    • Gospel: John x. 22-38 – Solomon’s Porch
  • Thursday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Daniel iii. 25, 34-45 (St. Azarias’s prayer in the furnace)
    • Gospel: Luke vii. 36-50
  • Friday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Jeremias xvii. 13-18
    • Gospel: John xi. 47-54
  • Saturday in Passion Week
    • Epistle: Jeremias xviii. 18-23 – “Let us invent devices against the just.”
    • Gospel: John xii. 10-36
  • Palm Sunday
    • Gospel (The Palms): Matthew xxi.
    • Gospel (Mass): The Passion According to St. Matthew (Mt. xxvi, xxvii.)
  • Fig Monday
    • Epistle: Isaias l. 5-10
    • Gospel: Matthew – Mary Magdalen Anoints Jesus
  • Temple Tuesday
    • Epistle: Jeremias xi. 18-20
    • Gospel: The Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, According to St. Mark – Mk. xiv, xv
  • Spy Wednesday
    • Isaias liii. 1-12 (Isaias foretells the Passion of Christ)
    • Gospel: The Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, According to St. Luke – Lk. xxii, xxiii
  • MAUNDY THURSDAY
    • Epistle: 1 Corinthians xi. 20-32 (The Body and The Blood of Christ)
    • Gospel: John xiii. 1-15
  • GOOD FRIDAY
    • Gospel: The Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, According to St. John (Jn. xviii, xix)
  • HOLY SATURDAY
    • Epistle: Paul
    • Gospel: Matthew xxvii

EASTER SUNDAY (PASCHAL SUNDAY)

EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians. v. 7-8

GOSPEL: Mark xvi. 1-7

  • EASTER MONDAY
  • EASTER TUESDAY
  • EASTER WEDNESDAY
  • EASTER THURSDAY
  • EASTER FRIDAY
  • EASTER SATURDAY
  • LOW SUNDAY
    • Epistle: 1 John v. 4-10
    • Gospel: Jn. xx. (St. Thomas (Didymus) believes)

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