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Lent 2026 Philippines
From Wednesday, 18 February 2026 to Saturday, 28 March 2026. The Sunday readings are from Year A, the weekdays from Year II (why).
Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, in violet, with rose permitted on the fourth Sunday, Laetare Sunday. The Gospels of the Samaritan woman, the man born blind and Lazarus belong to Year A but may be read in any year.
In the 1962 Missal Lent is prepared for by the three Sundays of Septuagesima, its first week has the Ember days, and its last two weeks, from Passion Sunday, are Passiontide.
| Day | Ordinary Form | 1962 Missal |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 18 Feb | Ash WednesdayFirst Reading: Joel 2:12-18 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 · Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 · Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 | Ash Wednesday Class IEpistle: Joel 2:12-19 · Gospel: Matt 6:16-21 |
| Sun 22 Feb | First Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 · Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19 · Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 | I Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: 2 Cor. 6:1-10 · Gospel: Matt 4:1-11 |
| Sun 1 Mar | Second Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 · Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 · Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 | II Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: 1 Thess. 4:1-7 · Gospel: Matt 17:1-9 |
| Sun 8 Mar | Third Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Exodus 17:3-7 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 · Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 · Gospel: John 4:5-42 | III Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: Eph 5:1-9 · Gospel: Luke 11:14-28 |
| Sun 15 Mar | Fourth Sunday of LentFirst Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 · Second Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14 · Gospel: John 9:1-41 | IV Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: Gal 4:22-31 · Gospel: John 6:1-15 |
| Thu 19 Mar | Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin MaryFirst Reading: 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 · Second Reading: Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 · Gospel: Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a | St. Joseph, Spouse of the Bl. Virgin Mary Class IEpistle: Ecclus 45:1-6 · Gospel: Matt 1:18-21 |
| Sun 22 Mar | Fifth Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 · Second Reading: Romans 8:8-11 · Gospel: John 11:1-45 | Passion Sunday Class IEpistle: Heb 9:11-15. · Gospel: John 8:46-59. |
| Wed 25 Mar | The Annunciation of the LordFirst Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 · Second Reading: Hebrews 10:4-10 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Class IEpistle: Isa 7:10-15 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 |
Each day’s page has the readings in full (World English Bible) and the 1962 propers in Latin and English. Read about the liturgical colours.