HOLY MASS TUESDAY THIRD WEEK OF LENT 2025

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The Roman Catholic Church, according to the General Roman Calendar, celebrates the following in Tuesday, 2025-03-25:

• The Annunciation of the Lord 2025:

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10

  710Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11"Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." 12But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test." 13And he said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman'u-el. 810Take counsel together, but it will come to nought; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  Psalms 40:7-11

  6Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire; but thou hast given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not required. 7Then I said, "Lo, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;8I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart." 9I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, as thou knowest, O LORD. 10I have not hid thy saving help within my heart, I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation.

  SECOND LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Hebrews 10:4-10

  4For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.5Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings thou hast not desired, but a body hast thou prepared for me;6in burnt offerings and sin offerings thou hast taken no pleasure.7Then I said, `Lo, I have come to do thy will, O God, 'as it is written of me in the roll of the book."8When he said above, "Thou hast neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law),9then he added, "Lo, I have come to do thy will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.10And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Luke 1:26-38

  26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." 34And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" 35And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 36And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37For with God nothing will be impossible." 38And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

• TUESDAY THIRD WEEK OF LENT 2025:

  Time of Lent.

  FIRST LECTURE OF THE MASS

  Dn 3:25, 34-43

  Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud:
  
  “For your name’s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up forever,
  or make void your covenant.
  Do not take away your mercy from us,
  for the sake of Abraham, your beloved,
  Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one,
  To whom you promised to multiply their offspring
  like the stars of heaven,
  or the sand on the shore of the sea.
  For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,
  brought low everywhere in the world this day
  because of our sins.
  We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,
  no burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,
  no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you.
  But with contrite heart and humble spirit
  let us be received;
  As though it were burnt offerings of rams and bullocks,
  or thousands of fat lambs,
  So let our sacrifice be in your presence today
  as we follow you unreservedly;
  for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.
  And now we follow you with our whole heart,
  we fear you and we pray to you.
  Do not let us be put to shame,
  but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy.
  Deliver us by your wonders,
  and bring glory to your name, O Lord.”

  RESPONSORIAL PSALM

  PS 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9

  R. (6a) Remember your mercies, O Lord.
  Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
  teach me your paths,
  Guide me in your truth and teach me,
  for you are God my savior.
  R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.
  Remember that your compassion, O LORD,
  and your kindness are from of old.
  In your kindness remember me,
  because of your goodness, O LORD.
  R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.
  Good and upright is the LORD;
  thus he shows sinners the way.
  He guides the humble to justice,
  he teaches the humble his way.
  R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.

  GOSPEL OF THE MASS

  Mt 18:21-35

  Peter approached Jesus and asked him,
  “Lord, if my brother sins against me,
  how often must I forgive him?
  As many as seven times?”
  Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
  That is why the Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
  who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
  When he began the accounting,
  a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
  Since he had no way of paying it back,
  his master ordered him to be sold,
  along with his wife, his children, and all his property,
  in payment of the debt.
  At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said,
  ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’
  Moved with compassion the master of that servant
  let him go and forgave him the loan.
  When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants
  who owed him a much smaller amount.
  He seized him and started to choke him, demanding,
  ‘Pay back what you owe.’
  Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him,
  ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
  But he refused.
  Instead, he had him put in prison
  until he paid back the debt.
  Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened,
  they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master
  and reported the whole affair.
  His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant!
  I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.
  Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant,
  as I had pity on you?’
  Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers
  until he should pay back the whole debt.
  So will my heavenly Father do to you,
  unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.”