Days of discipline and self-denial
Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Second Sunday in Lent
Gen 12:1-4a; Ps 121; Rom 4:1-5, 13-17; Jn 3:1-17 or Mt 17:1-9
Monday, March 2nd, 2026
Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary,
Dan 9:3-10; Ps 79; Lk 6:36-38
Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
John and Charles Wesley, Priests and Evangelists, 1791, 1788
Is 1:10-20; Ps 50:7-15; Mt 23:1-12
John Wesley 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
Brother Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. His works include “And Can It Be”, “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, the carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, and “Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending”.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:1-5, 13-16
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1; Lk 16:19-31
Friday, March 6th, 2026
World Day of Prayer
Gen 37:3-4, 12-28; Ps 17:1-8; Mt 21:33-46
Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Perpetua and her Companions, Martyrs at Carthage
Mic 7:14-20; Ps 103:1-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas; c. 182[5] – c. 203) were Christian martyrs of the third century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married, well-educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant son she was nursing. Felicity, a slave woman imprisoned with her and pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
Sunday, March 8th, 2026
Third Sunday in Lent
Ex 17:1-7; Ps 95; Rom 5:1-11; Jn 4:5-42
Monday, March 9th, 2026
Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, (Violet or White)
2 Kgs 5:1-15a; Ps 42:1-2, 11-15; Lk 4:24-30
Gregory of Nyssa was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Robert Machray, First Primate of Canada, 1904
Song of the Three Young Men: S of 3 Y 1:2, 11-20; Ps 25:3-8; Mt 18:21-35
Robert Machray (17 May 1831 – 9 March 1904) was an Anglican bishop and missionary and the first Primate of the Church of England in Canada (now called the Anglican Church of Canada).
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
Dt 4:1, 5-10; Ps 147:13-21; Mt 5:17-20
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Jer 7:21-28; Ps 95:1-9; Lk 11:14-23
Friday, March 13th, 2026
Hos 14:1-9; Ps 81; Mk 12:28-34
Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Eve of Lent IV (Violet or Rose)
Hos 5:13—6:6; Ps 51:1-2, 17-20; Lk 18:9-14
Sunday, March 15th, 2026
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Violet or Rose)
1 Sam 16:1-13; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
Monday, March 16th, 2026
Is 65:17-21; Ps 30; Jn 4:43-54
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Patrick, Missionary Bishop in Ireland, (Violet or White)
Ezek 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46; Jn 5:1-18
Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the “Apostle of Ireland”, he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. He is also the patron saint of Nigeria. Patrick was never formally canonised by the Catholic Church, having lived before the current laws were established for such matters. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion), and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is regarded as equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Teacher of the Faith
Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-15; Jn 5:19-30
Cyril of Jerusalem 313 – 386) was a theologian of the Early Church. About the end of AD 350, he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of Jerusalem, but was exiled on more than one occasion due to the enmity of Acacius of Caesarea, and the policies of various emperors. Cyril left important writings documenting the instruction of catechumens and the order of the Liturgy in his day and his old age.
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Saint Joseph of Nazareth – HD (White)
2 Sam 7:4, 8-16 or Rom 4:13-18; Ps 89:1-4, 26-29; Lk 2:41-52
Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism and Lutheranism In Catholic traditions, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days. The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph.
Friday, March 20th, 2026
Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:15-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (Com: 434 or FAS 117)
Cuthbert (634 – 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, today in north-eastern England and south-eastern Scotland. Both during his life and after his death, he became a popular medieval saint of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria. His feast days are 20 March (Catholic Church, Church of England, Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church) and 4 September (Church in Wales, Catholic Church).
Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556
Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:1-2, 9-12; Jn 7:40-53
Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a theologian, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He is honoured as a martyr in the Church of England.
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Passiontide
The last two weeks of Lent have traditionally been referred to as Passiontide. It is customary in some places to veil images, statues, crosses, and crucifixes with violet veils during Passiontide. This may be done either on the Eve of Lent V or on the Eve of The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday.
Ezek 37:1-14; Ps 130; Rom 8:6-11; Jn 11:1-4
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of Armenia, c. 322 – Com
Sus 1:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or Sus 1:41c-62; Ps 23; Jn 8:1-11
Gregory the Illuminator (257 – 331) was the founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the early fourth century (traditionally dated to 301), making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and in some other churches.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Eve of the Annunciation (White)
Num 21:4-9; Ps 102:1-2, 15-22; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary – HD (White)
Is 7:10-14; Ps 40:5-10 or 45; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Gen 17:3-9; Ps 105:1-9; Jn 8:51-59
Friday, March 27th, 2026
Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of the Philippines and of Western New York, 1929
Jer 20:7-13; Ps 18:1-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday, March 28th, 2026
Eve of the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday (Red)
Ezek 37:21b-28; C 8 (Jer 31:10-14) or Ps 121; Jn 11:45-57
Sunday, March 29th, 2026
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday (Red)
Passiontide
The last two weeks of Lent have traditionally been referred to as Passiontide. It is customary in some places to veil images, statues, crosses, and crucifixes with violet veils during Passiontide. This may be done either on the Eve of Lent V or on the Eve of The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday.
Liturgy of the Palms: 297; Mt 21:1-11
At the Procession: Ps 118:1-2, 19-29
At the Eucharist: 299; Is 50:4-9a; Ps 31:9-16; Phil 2:5-11; Mt 26:14—27:66 or Mt 27:11-54; Preface of Holy Week
Monday, March 30th, 2026
Monday in Holy Week (Red)
Is 42:1-9; Ps 36:5-11; Heb 9:11-15; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
Tuesday in Holy Week (Red)
Day of discipline and self-denial
Is 49:1-7; Ps 71:1-14; 1 Cor 1:18-31; Jn 12:20-36; Preface of Holy Week
