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March 2028 Liturgical Calendar

March 2028 falls in Lent (weeks 1–4). Solemnities and feasts: St. Joseph (Mar 20) and The Annunciation of the Lord (Mar 25). Sundays follow Year C of the Lectionary, weekdays Cycle II.

Updated October 20, 2026

In this month

2 solemnities
4 Sundays

Colors

28 violet
2 white
1 rose

Day by day

March 2028, day by day
Date	Celebration	Rank	Color	Lectionary	Saint of the day	Mass readings (US)
1Wed	Ash Wednesday	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. David of Wales	FirstJoel 2:12-18 PsalmPsalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 Second2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 GospelMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18
2Thu	Thursday after Ash Wednesday	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Agnes of Bohemia	FirstDeuteronomy 30:15-20 PsalmPsalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 GospelLuke 9:22-25
3Fri	Friday after Ash Wednesday	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Katharine Drexel	FirstIsaiah 58:1-9a PsalmPsalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19 GospelMatthew 9:14-15
4Sat	Saturday after Ash Wednesday	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Casimir	FirstIsaiah 58:9b-14 PsalmPsalm 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 GospelLuke 5:27-32
5Sun	First Sunday of Lent	Sunday	Violet	Year C	Saint of the daySt. John Joseph of the Cross	FirstDeuteronomy 26:4-10 PsalmPsalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 SecondRomans 10:8-13 GospelLuke 4:1-13
6Mon	Monday of the First Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Fridolin	FirstLeviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 PsalmPsalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 GospelMatthew 25:31-46
7Tue	Tuesday of the First Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySts. Perpetua and Felicity	FirstIsaiah 55:10-11 PsalmPsalm 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 GospelMatthew 6:7-15
8Wed	Wednesday of the First Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. John of God	FirstJonah 3:1-10 PsalmPsalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 GospelLuke 11:29-32
9Thu	Thursday of the First Week of Lent 1	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Frances of Rome	Firstnot available PsalmPsalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 GospelMatthew 7:7-12
10Fri	Friday of the First Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. John Ogilvie	FirstEzekiel 18:21-28 PsalmPsalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 GospelMatthew 5:20-26
11Sat	Saturday of the First Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Eulogius of Córdoba	FirstDeuteronomy 26:16-19 PsalmPsalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 GospelMatthew 5:43-48
12Sun	Second Sunday of Lent	Sunday	Violet	Year C	Saint of the daySt. Maximilian of Tebessa	FirstGenesis 15:5-12, 17-18 PsalmPsalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 SecondPhilippians 3:17—4:1 GospelLuke 9:28b-36
13Mon	Monday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Leander of Seville	FirstDaniel 9:4b-10 PsalmPsalm 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 GospelLuke 6:36-38
14Tue	Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Matilda	FirstIsaiah 1:10, 16-20 PsalmPsalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 GospelMatthew 23:1-12
15Wed	Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Louise de Marillac	FirstJeremiah 18:18-20 PsalmPsalm 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 GospelMatthew 20:17-28
16Thu	Thursday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Heribert of Cologne	FirstJeremiah 17:5-10 PsalmPsalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 GospelLuke 16:19-31
17Fri	Friday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Patrick	FirstGenesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a PsalmPsalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 GospelMatthew 21:33-43, 45-46
18Sat	Saturday of the Second Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Cyril of Jerusalem	FirstMicah 7:14-15, 18-20 PsalmPsalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 GospelLuke 15:1-3, 11-32
19Sun	Third Sunday of Lent	Sunday	Violet	Year C	Saint of the daySt. Joseph	FirstExodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 PsalmPsalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8 and 11 Second1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 GospelLuke 13:1-9 Year C readings. Also: Year A readings (may be used in any year).
20Mon	St. Joseph,Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Solemnity	White	Year C	Saint of the daySt. Joseph	First2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 PsalmPsalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 SecondRomans 4:13, 16-18, 22 GospelMatthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
21Tue	Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Nicholas of Flüe	FirstDaniel 3:25, 34-43 PsalmPsalm 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 GospelMatthew 18:21-35
22Wed	Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Nicholas Owen	FirstDeuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 PsalmPsalm 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 GospelMatthew 5:17-19
23Thu	Thursday of the Third Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Turibius of Mogrovejo	FirstJeremiah 7:23-28 PsalmPsalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 GospelLuke 11:14-23
24Fri	Friday of the Third Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Oscar Romero	FirstHosea 14:2-10 PsalmPsalm 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 GospelMark 12:28-34
25Sat	Annunciation of the Lord	Solemnity	White	Year C	Saint of the dayBlessed Virgin Mary	FirstIsaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 PsalmPsalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 SecondHebrews 10:4-10 GospelLuke 1:26-38
26Sun	Fourth Sunday of Lent 2	Sunday	Rose or violet	Year C	Saint of the daySt. Ludger	FirstJoshua 5:9a, 10-12 PsalmPsalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Second2 Corinthians 5:17-21 GospelLuke 15:1-3, 11-32 Year C readings. Also: Year A readings (may be used in any year).
27Mon	Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Rupert of Salzburg	FirstIsaiah 65:17-21 PsalmPsalm 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b GospelJohn 4:43-54
28Tue	Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Guntram	FirstEzekiel 47:1-9, 12 PsalmPsalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 GospelJohn 5:1-16
29Wed	Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySts. Jonas and Barachisius	FirstIsaiah 49:8-15 PsalmPsalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18 GospelJohn 5:17-30
30Thu	Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. John Climacus	FirstExodus 32:7-14 PsalmPsalm 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 GospelJohn 5:31-47
31Fri	Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent	Weekday	Violet	Cycle II	Saint of the daySt. Benjamin	FirstWisdom 2:1a, 12-22 PsalmPsalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 GospelJohn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

1Where a reading says “not available”, its citation is missing from the calendar data Bless ships; your parish missal or missalette has it.
2Laetare Sunday: rose vestments may be worn; violet is also correct.

Where this comes from

Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

Psalm citations keep the Hebrew numbering the US Lectionary prints; the chapter links open the CPDV, which numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does (Psalm 85 there is Psalm 84). The calendar is the US one; seasons, colors and ranks are as Bless ships them, with known data errors corrected.

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