--- title: "Mass Readings for March 5, 2028: First Sunday of Lent" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/05/ description: "March 5, 2028: First Sunday of Lent, Year C, violet. Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- First Sunday of Lent # Mass Readings *for Sunday, March 5, 2028* On Sunday, March 5, 2028, the Church in the United States celebrates the First Sunday of Lent (Year C); the liturgical color is violet. The Gospel is Luke 4:1-13. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color Violet - **Celebration**: First Sunday of Lent - **Season**: Lent · Week 1 - **Rank**: Sunday - **Sunday cycle**: Year C - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle II ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Read in the CPDV: [Deuteronomy 26](https://blessbible.app/bible/deuteronomy/26/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 91 (90 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/90/) ### Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 - 8 But what does Scripture say? “The word is near, in your mouth and in your heart.” This is the word of faith, which we are preaching. - 9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved. - 10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation. - 11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.” - 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him. - 13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Romans 10](https://blessbible.app/bible/romans/10/) ### Verse before the Gospel: Matthew 4:4b Read in the CPDV: [Matthew 4](https://blessbible.app/bible/matthew/4/) ### Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 - 1 And Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And he was urged by the Spirit into the wilderness - 2 for forty days, and he was tested by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days. And when they were completed, he was hungry. - 3 Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone, so that it may be made into bread.” - 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” - 5 And the devil led him onto a high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, - 6 and he said to him: “To you, I will give all this power, and its glory. For they have been handed over to me, and I give them to whomever I wish. - 7 Therefore, if you will worship before me, all will be yours.” - 8 And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’” - 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he set him on the parapet of the temple, and he said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here. - 10 For it is written that he has given his Angels charge over you, so that they may guard you, - 11 and so that they may take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.” - 12 And in response, Jesus said to him, “It is said: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” - 13 And when all the temptation was completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Luke 4](https://blessbible.app/bible/luke/4/) Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. 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. John Joseph of the Cross](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-joseph-of-the-cross/) Priest · Remembered on March 5 [Read about St. John Joseph of the Cross](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-joseph-of-the-cross/) The day’s Mass celebrates the First Sunday of Lent. [March 2028, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/) [Liturgical calendar 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/) [Previous day Sat, Mar 4](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/04/) [Next day Mon, Mar 6](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/06/)