--- title: "Mass Readings for March 20, 2027 (Saturday) · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/20/ description: "March 20, 2027: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Year B, Cycle I, violet. Ezekiel 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31; John 11:45-56. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent · Weekday # Mass Readings *for Saturday, March 20, 2027* On Saturday, March 20, 2027, the Church in the United States keeps Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent (Cycle I); the liturgical color is violet. The Gospel is John 11:45-56. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color Violet - **Celebration**: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent - **Season**: Lent · Week 5 - **Rank**: Weekday - **Sunday cycle**: Year B - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Ezekiel 37:21-28 Read in the CPDV: [Ezekiel 37](https://blessbible.app/bible/ezekiel/37/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 Read in the CPDV: [Jeremiah 31](https://blessbible.app/bible/jeremiah/31/) ### Verse before the Gospel: Ezekiel 18:31 Read in the CPDV: [Ezekiel 18](https://blessbible.app/bible/ezekiel/18/) ### Gospel: John 11:45-56 - 45 Therefore, many of the Jews, who had come to Mary and Martha, and who had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him. - 46 But certain ones among them went to the Pharisees and told them the things that Jesus had done. - 47 And so, the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and they were saying: “What can we do? For this man accomplishes many signs. - 48 If we leave him alone, in this way all will believe in him. And then the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.” - 49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas, since he was the high priest that year, said to them: “You do not understand anything. - 50 Nor do you realize that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the entire nation should not perish.” - 51 Yet he did not say this from himself, but since he was the high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation. - 52 And not only for the nation, but in order to gather together as one the children of God who have been dispersed. - 53 Therefore, from that day, they planned to put him to death. - 54 And so, Jesus no longer walked in public with the Jews. But he went into a region near the desert, to a city which is called Ephraim. And he lodged there with his disciples. - 55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near. And many from the countryside ascended to Jerusalem before the Passover, so that they might sanctify themselves. - 56 Therefore, they were seeking Jesus. And they conferred with one another, while standing in the temple: “What do you think? Will he come to the feast day?” Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of John 11](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/11/) Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version. Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does. Spotted a wrong date, color or citation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here. ## Saint of the day [St. Cuthbert](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cuthbert/) Bishop · Remembered on March 20 [Read about St. Cuthbert](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cuthbert/) The day’s Mass is of the weekday (Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent). [March 2027, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/) [Liturgical calendar 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/) [Previous day Fri, Mar 19](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/19/) [Next day Sun, Mar 21](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/21/)