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Lenten Season · Year A

Fourth Sunday of Lent

March 15, 2026

Christ Healing the Blindman, Gerardus Duyckinck I
Christ Healing the Blindman, Gerardus Duyckinck I, ca. 1725–30The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
An early American painting from a New York family of painters and glaziers, worked from a European print rather than from life.It is the whole of John 9: the mud, the washing, and the long argument afterwards about who can see.Gerardus Duyckinck IA New York painter and glazier from a Dutch colonial family, working from imported prints in the first generation of American painting.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe largest art museum in the Americas, founded in 1870 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted one and had no collection to start from.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelJohn 9:1-41Jn 9:1-41 orJohn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38Alt. GospelIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: John 9:1-41If Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Jn 9:1-41 orJohn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
Second ReadingEph. 5:8-14Eph 5:8-14Alt. 2nd ReadingIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Ephesians 5:8-14If Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Eph 5:8-14
First Reading1 Sam. 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13aAlt. 1st ReadingIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13aIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1)Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1)Alt. PsalmIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6, (1)If Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6, (1)

Overview & Insights

"One thing I do know is that though I was blind, now I see." (John 9:25)

Jesus heals a man blind from birth by anointing his eyes with clay and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The healed man is interrogated and expelled by the religious leaders while his understanding of who Jesus is keeps deepening, until Jesus finds him again.

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Take it further: John 9:1-41 or John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Commentary

Commentary on John 9:1-41Commentary on Jn 9:1-41 Working Preacher

Karoline Lewis traces how the man's understanding of Jesus grows across the long form while the Pharisees' insight shrinks.

John 9:1-41 CommentaryJn 9:1-41 Commentary CEP

CEP's commentary covers the full forty-one verse account and the irony of who actually ends up blind.

John 9 Commentary: Jesus Gives Sight to A Man Born BlindJn 9 Commentary: Jesus Gives Sight to A Man Born Blind Enduring Word

David Guzik works through the long interrogation scene verse by verse, the part of the long form most often cut in the short form.

John 9 CommentaryJn 9 Commentary Precept Austin

Precept Austin's verse by verse notes cover the whole chapter, including the interrogation the short form omits.

John 9:25 CommentariesJn 9:25 Commentaries BibleHub

BibleHub's stacked commentaries gather on verse 25, the man's blunt reply that anchors the whole chapter.

John 9 - Barnes' Notes and Gill's ExpositionJn 9 - Barnes' Notes and Gill's Exposition StudyLight (Barnes/Gill)

StudyLight stacks Barnes and Gill's older exegetical notes on the full long-form chapter.

Background & Word Study

John 9:25 Interlinear GreekJn 9:25 Interlinear Greek BibleHub interlinear

The Greek interlinear shows the verb forms behind I was blind, now I see.

Gospel of John Summary | Watch an Overview Video (Part 1)Gospel of Jn Summary | Watch an Overview Video (Part 1) BibleProject

BibleProject's overview of John 1-12 places this healing inside the Gospel's larger pattern of signs.

The Church Fathers

John 9 - Catena Aurea / Church FathersJn 9 - Catena Aurea / Church Fathers Catena

Catena collects patristic comment on the chapter, including readings of the clay and washing as a figure of baptism.

Sermons & Reflections

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Cycle A Loyola Sunday Connection

Loyola's Sunday Connection page ties the Gospel to the other Lent 4A readings at a parish level.

Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind (John 9) & BaptismJesus Heals the Man Born Blind (Jn 9) & Baptism Catholic Productions / Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre connects the healing at Siloam to baptism, reading the man's plunge into water as a new-creation sign.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #713 - Fourth Sunday in Lent Sermon Brainwave

The Sermon Brainwave hosts talk through the chapter's parallel tracks of physical and spiritual blindness.

Study Hub

John 9:1-41Jn 9:1-41 Textweek

Textweek collects links to dozens of sermons and articles on the full passage for a broader survey.

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