Liturgy of the Hours
Wednesday in the 4th week of Lent or Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
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Mass Readings
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
First Reading
Isaiah 49:8-15
Thus says the LORD: In a time of favor I answer you, on the day of salvation I help you; and I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, To restore the land and allot the desolate heritages, Saying to the prisoners: Come out! To those in darkness: Show yourselves! Along the ways they shall find pasture, on every bare height shall their pastures be. They shall not hunger or thirst, nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them; For he who pities them leads them and guides the...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18
Refrain: The Lord is gracious and merciful.
Gospel
John 5:17-30
Jesus answered the Jews: "My Father is at work until now, so I am at work." For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he wi...
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Daily Meditation
Getting Ahead
By Father Joshua West
Scripture: John 5:17-30
Audio duration: 5:32
Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB The Order of the Mass <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/rcdailymeditations/2628245/">March 18, 2026 – Getting Ahead | RSS.com</a> Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent John 5:17-30 Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. For...