Great Lent Readings

Week 1 Readings

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Evening		Lk 4:1–13	Mt 6:19–24	Mt 7:1–12	Mt 5:17–26	Mt 10:24–39
Morning	Gn 1:1–12 Wisdom 7:7–24 Is 29:15–24 Jas 1:2–12 Rom 1:18–25 Mt 4:1–11	Ex 32:30–35 Is 30:1–4 Hosea 14:1–9 Jas 1:12–27 Eph 4:32–5:21 Mt 6:1–6	Gn 1:14–18 Is 13:6–13 Jas 2:1–13 Rom 2:7–24 Mt 6:25–34	Ex 22:5–6 1 Kings 18:16–24 2 Kings 17:7–23 Is 36:1–7;37:1–7 Jas 2:14–26 Rom 2:28–3:6 Mt 7:13–27	Deut 6:1–13 Ezk 18:21–32 Hos 4:1–11 Is 1:1–9 Jas 3:13–4:5 Rom 3:9–26 Mt 5:27–37	Jn 15:17–16:3
Noon (Subkono)	1 Jn 4:11–20 1 Cor 13:1–13 Mt 18:18–35

Week 2 Readings

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Evening		Lk 6:37–49	Mt 18:1–11	Lk 16:1–13	Lk 16:13–28	Deut 30:1–7 Is 35:1–10
Morning	Gen 35:1–5 2 Sam 16:5–12 Hos 2:21–3:5 Jas 4:7–5: 6 1 Tim 2:1–15 Lk 6:27-36	Ex 16:15–27 Acts 10:25–33 2 Cor 6:1–11 Mark 4:21–34	Ex 34:1–17 Prov 7:1–11 Zech 8:1–8 3 John 1–15 1 Cor 8:1–13 Lk 11:1–13	Num 16:1–10 Is 22:20–25 Acts 10:34–48 1 Cor 9:1–12 Lk 18:1–8 Mt 18:18–22	Ex 21:20–27 Job 25:1–6 Acts 11:1–18 Rom 1:16–25 Mt 5:38–48

Week 3 Readings

	Sun. (Palsy Sunday)	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
Evening	Lk 5:17–26		Mk 10:17-27	Mt. 9:44–62	Lk 13:18–30	Mt. 6:5–15
Morning	Jn 5:1–18	Gen 18:20-33 Jdg. 6:11–21 Acts 28:1–10 or Rev. 2:1–7 I Tm. 6:1–12 Mk. 2:13–22	Ex. 20:1–19 Job 31:1–15 Pvb. 3:1–12 Js 1:27–2:13 Eph. 2:1–18 Mk 4:1–20	Lv. 25:35–45 1 Sm. 9:18–27 Is. 65:16–25 Acts 13:1–3 Eph. 6:1–9 Lk. 12:32–40	Num 12:1–10 2 Chr 26:16–21 Mic. 6:1–8 Js. 4:1–17 Php. 1:1–11 Mk 9:30–42	Dt. 8:1–20 Is. 1:10–20 1 Pet. 3:7–15 Rom 2:2–13 Lk 18:9–17	Ex 16:1–10 2 Kg 4:38–44 Hos 2:18–23
Before Holy Qurbana	Ex 4:10–17 2 Kg 20:1–11 Ez 33:23–34:12 Is. 5:20–25
Holy Qurbana	Acts 5:12-16 Acts 19:8–12 Rom. 5:1–11 Mk. 2:1–12

Week 4 Readings

	Sun. (Canaanite woman)	Mon.	Tue.	Wed. (Mid-Lent)	Thur.	Fri.	Sat.
Evening	Mk. 7:24–37		Mt. 20:1–16	Mt 17:22–27	Lk. 15:11–32	Lk. 16:19–31
Morning	Lk. 7:1–10	Lev. 16:1–17 Acts 14:19–15:3 2 Cor 11:1–15 Mk. 12:35–44	Num. 28:1–8 1 Sm 21:1–9 Acts 14:8–22 1 Cor 16:13–24 Mt 11:25–12:8	Jn. 3:13–21	Deut. 5:6–22 Ps. 41:1–3 Pv. 22:1–12 Acts 15:35–40 2 Cor 1:13–22 Mt. 19:16–26	Lev. 19:9–18 Dan. 9:1–11 Acts 16:1–7 2 Cor 12:19–13:13 Lk. 17:1–10	Gen 18:1–15 2 Sm 9:1–8
Before Holy Qurbana	1 Sm 7:10–17 Num. 17:1–8 Is. 56:1–7			Num 21:4–9 Ps. 34:1–9 Zch 12:6–14
Holy Qurbana	Acts 4:1–2 Rom 7:14–25 Mt. 15:21–31			Acts 15:22–33 2 Cor 9:1–15 Jn. 3:13–21

Week 5 Readings

	Sunday (Crippled Woman)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Evening	Lk. 10:25-37		Mk. 3:1-12	Mk. 6:30-46	Mt. 14:23-36	Mk. 5:21-43	Dt. 30:1-7 Psalms 8
Morning	Lk. 7:11-17	Gn. 20:8-18 2 Kg. 2:19-25 Acts 19:13-22 Rom. 9:14-21 Lk. 4:31-41	Ex. 14:21-31 Is. 40:12-24 Acts 18:18-28 Rom. 1:26-32 Mk. 5:1-20	Dt. 31:16-23 Is. 41:8-17 Acts 5:1-6 1 Cor. 10:1-13 Mt. 14:14-23	Gn. 50:14-22 Is. 42:1-9 Acts 19:8-12 Col. 3:1-17 Mk. 6:47-56	Dt. 27:16-28 2 Kg. 4:32-37 Hs. 6:1-6 Acts 16:16-23 1 Tim. 1:1-20 Mt. 9:18-31
Before Holy Qurbana	Gn. 9:1-7 Jer. 51:1-9 Is. 50:1-5
Holy Qurbana	1 Pt. 3:8-16 Rom. 12:1-15 Lk. 13:10-17

Week 6 Readings

	Sunday (Healing of Blind Man)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday (Fortieth Friday)	Saturday (Lazarus Saturday)
Evening	Mk. 10:46-52		Lk. 9:18-27	Mt. 8:23-9:1	Mt. 7:1-12	Lk. 4:1-13	Lk. 10:38-42
Morning	Mt. 9:27-31	Gen. 49:8-12 1 Kgs. 17:10-16 Zech. 9:9-14 Acts 2:37-47 1 Thess. 4:1-12 Lk. 18:31-34 Lk. 19:1-10	Gen. 41:38-52 1 Sam. 17:34-51 Acts 21:1-14 Rom. 8:12-27 Mk. 10:32-45	Gen. 46:1-7 Is. 63:7-19 Daniel 7:9-18 Acts 14:8-19 Gal.s 5:13-26 Mk. 4:35-41	Ex. 15:19-21 Josh. 6:1-5 Is. 51:1-8 Acts 16:23-40 2 Cor. 6:1-10 Mk. 8:22-27 Mt. 20:17-19	Mt. 4:1-11	John 11:1-27 John 11:28-46
Before Holy Qurbana	Deut. 25:13-16 Deut. 26:1-13 Job 42:1-10 Mal. 3:7-12
Holy Qurbana	1 Pet. 4:12-19 2 Cor. 9:6-15, or Eph. 5:1-14 John 9:1-41

Holy Week Readings

	Sunday (Hosanna)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday (Good Friday)	Saturday	Sunday (Easter)
Evening	Mt 21:1–17	Lk 19:40–20:8	Mt 22:15–33	Jn 11:47–12:2 Jn 12:9–11	Jn 7:45–52 Jn 8:12–20	Lk 22:1–30	Mt 27:61 Lk 23:50–24:12 Jn 19:31–42	Mk 16:1–8
Midnight	Mk 11:1–11	Mt 21:33–46 Lk 14:12–24 Mt 25:1–13 Mt 22:1–14	Mt 12:38–45 Lk 11:53–55 Jn 2:12–25, 3:13–21 Jn 5:30–6:4	Jn 10:15–38 Jn 12:19–33 Jn 12:34–50	Mt 26:1–30 Jn 6:24–40 Jn 6:41–63	Mt 26:31–46 Mk 14:27–52 Lk 22:31–62		Lk 24:1–12
Morning	Lk 19:28–44	Gen 3:1–21 Jdg 11:30–40 Is 28:5–13 Acts 25:6–12 Heb 1:6–2:4 Mt 21:23–32 Mt 17:10–13	Dt 31:14–21 Zep 1:11–18 1 Jn 1:1–9 Heb 2:5–18 Jn 8:28–59	Lv 6:24–7:7 1 Sm 16:1–13 Is 5:1–7 Acts 19:21–41 Col 1:9–23 Jn 6:63–7:13	Lk 22:1–13	Lv 4:1–7, 16:3–34 Nb 19:1–11 Acts 22:30–23:16 1 Cor 1:18–31 Heb 9:11–14 Mt 27:3–10 Mk 15:1–10 Lk 22:66–71	Mt 27:62–66	Jn 20:1–18
Third Hour (9am)		Mt 19:1–12 Lk 9:43–45	Jn 7:45–52 Jn 8:12–20	Jn 7:14–27	Jn 12:20–36	Mt 27:12–31 Mk 15:12–28
Noon		Mt 22:41–23:12	Lk 11:37–54	Jn 7:28–44	Lk 7:36–50 Mk 14:1–2	Lk 23:26–34 Mt 27:34 Jn 19:23–24 Mt 27:36–37 Lk 23:39–45 Jn 19:25–27
Ninth Hour (3pm)		Mt 23:13–39	Jn 6:30, 8:21–27	Lk 13:31–35	Mt 26:31–35	Mt 27:45–56 Mk 15:33–41 Lk 23:44–49 Jn 19:23–30
Before Holy Qurbana	Gen 49:8–15 1 Sm 2:18–26 1 Sm 16:1 Dan 1:16–20 Mic 4:1–5 1 Kg 3:4–14 Zep 3:11–20 Jer 30:18–22				Ex 12:1–11 Lv 16:3–10 Ezk 45:18–25		Gen 8:1–12 Zech 12:11–13:7 Jer 38:2–13 Mic 7:8–13	Lv 23:26–32 Is 60:1–7 Is 60:11–16 Is 61:10–62:5
Holy Qurbana	1 Jn 5:1–12 Rm 8:18–25 Jn 12:12–19				Acts 1:15–20 1 Cor 5:1–8 1 Cor 11:23–34 Lk 22:14–30		1 Pet 3:13–22 Rm 6:1–14 Mt 27:62–66	Acts 2:22–36 1 Cor 15:1–19 Mt 28:1–20
Procession	Lk 19:28–40
Blessing Palm Leaves	Zech 9:9–12 Is 51:9–11 1 Jn 2:7–14 Rm 11:13–24 Mk 11:1–11
Veneration of the Holy Cross						Gen 22:1–14 Ex 17:8–14 Is 52:13–53:8 1 Pet 2:19–25 Gal 2:20–3:14 Gal 6:11–18 Lk 23:55–56 Jn 19:31–42		Is 60:17–22 1 Pet 5:5–14 Rm 16:1–16 Jn 14:27, 15:11–15, 15:17–19
Shub–khono							1 Jn 4:11–21 1 Cor 13:4–10 Mt 18:12–35