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Lenten Season · Good Friday · Year A

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

April 3, 2026

Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco
Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco, c. 1580Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · public domain
Roman Lectionary
GospelJohn 18:1–19:42
First ReadingIsa. 52:13-53:12
Responsorial PsalmPs. 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25
Second ReadingHeb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9

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