Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, March 27 2026

Friday of the Fifth week of Lent

Book of Jeremiah

I hear the whisperings of many: "Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!" All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. "Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him."
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion.
O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart, Let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause.
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, For he has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!

Psalms

I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
The breakers of death surged round about me,
the destroying floods overwhelmed me;
The cords of the nether world enmeshed me,
the snares of death overtook me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD
and cried out to my God;
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.  

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?"
The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God."
Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?
If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside,
can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me;
but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize (and understand) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
(Then) they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power.
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true."
And many there began to believe in him.

St. John of Egypt((+ 394))

SAINT JOHN OF EGYPT (+ 394) John worked with his father as a carpenter. At 25 years old, he sought spiritual direction from a hermit. He was tested with unreasonable commands, which included rolling heavy stones and tending dead trees. John received discipleship and formation, and attained the heights of spiritual mastery. After sixteen years, John withdrew to the top of a steep cliff. He contemplated God and seldom entertained company. He was constantly aware of God's presence. John served the Church as a spiritual director and anchorite. In return for his perfect obedience, John was given authority over creatures. St. Augustine tells us that John appeared in a vision to a holy woman whose sight he cured. He was continually attacked by devils, but he prayed and persevered. His experience of supernatural realities was broad and deep. When visited by a deacon he had never met, he reverently kissed the deacon's hand. To the Emperor Theodosius, he foretold future victories and the time of death. On the last three days of his life, John prayed and worshiped God. On the third day, he was found kneeling in prayer, but his soul was in heaven.

St. Rupert of Salzburg()

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