Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, March 14 2026

Saturday of the Third week of Lent

Book of Hosea

Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds.
He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence.
Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD; as certain as the dawn is his coming, and his judgment shines forth like the light of day! He will come to us like the rain, like spring rain that waters the earth."
What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your piety is like a morning cloud, like the dew that early passes away.
For this reason I smote them through the prophets, I slew them by the words of my mouth;
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.

Psalms

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.  
Be bountiful, O LORD, to Zion in your kindness
by rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem;
Then shall you be pleased with due sacrifices,
burnt offerings and holocausts.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.
"Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.
The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity--greedy, dishonest, adulterous--or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.'
But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.'
I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

St. Matilde(Queen (c. 875-968))

SAINT MATILDE Queen (c. 875-968) Matilde was the daughter of Theodoric, a powerful Saxon count. She was placed in her grandmother Maud's monastery of Erford until she was married to Henry, the son of Otho and duke of Saxony. They married in 909; and Henry afterward became king of Germany. While Henry repelled incursions by Hungarians and Danes, he added Bavaria to his dominion. Queen Matilde attended to domestic affairs and advocated for the poor and prisoners. King Henry was edified by her example and concurred with her in every pious undertaking. Queen Matilde had three sons: Otho, who was later crowned emperor, Henry, the duke of Bavaria, and St. Brunn, the archbishop of Cologne. Her son Otho was crowned king of Germany in 937. In 962, after victories over the Bohemians and Lombards, Otho was crowned emperor of Rome. Queen Matilde's two oldest sons conspired to confiscate her dowry: pretending she had wasted state revenues on the poor. Eventually, they repented and restored her wealth. She became more liberal in almsgiving and founded churches and five monasteries. She is the patron saint of queens, widows and victims of abuse. During her last sickness, Queen Matilde received the Sacrament of Reconciliation from her grandson William, the archbishop of Mentz. Abp. William passed away twelve days before her during a journey home. Queen Matilde confessed again, received the last sacraments, and lying on a sack-cloth with ashes on her head, passed away on March 14, 968.

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