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Lent 2007 United States
From Wednesday, 21 February 2007 to Saturday, 31 March 2007. The Sunday readings are from Year C, the weekdays from Year I (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 21 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 |
| Thu 22 Feb | The Chair of Saint Peter the ApostleFirst Reading: 1 Peter 5:1-4 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 · Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 | Chair of St. Peter Class IIEpistle: 1 Pet 1:1-7 · Gospel: Matt 16:13-19 |
| Sun 25 Feb | First Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 · Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 · Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 | I Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: 2 Cor. 6:1-10 · Gospel: Matt 4:1-11 |
| Sun 4 Mar | Second Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 9abc, 13-14 · Second Reading: Philippians 3:17—4:1 · Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36 | II Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: 1 Thess. 4:1-7 · Gospel: Matt 17:1-9 |
| Sun 11 Mar | Third Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8 and 11 · Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 · Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 | III Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: Eph 5:1-9 · Gospel: Luke 11:14-28 |
| Sun 18 Mar | Fourth Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 · Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 | IV Sunday of Lent Class IEpistle: Gal 4:22-31 · Gospel: John 6:1-15 |
| Mon 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 25 Mar | Fifth Sunday of LentFirst Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 126:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 · Second Reading: Philippians 3:8-14 · Gospel: John 8:1-11 | Passion Sunday Class IEpistle: Heb 9:11-15. · Gospel: John 8:46-59. |
| Mon 26 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.