--- title: "Mass Readings for March 15, 2028 (Wednesday) · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/15/ description: "March 15, 2028: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent, Year C, Cycle II, violet. Jeremiah 18:18-20; Psalm 31; Matthew 20:17-28. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent · Weekday # Mass Readings *for Wednesday, March 15, 2028* On Wednesday, March 15, 2028, the Church in the United States keeps Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent (Cycle II); the liturgical color is violet. The Gospel is Matthew 20:17-28. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color Violet - **Celebration**: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent - **Season**: Lent · Week 2 - **Rank**: Weekday - **Sunday cycle**: Year C - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle II ## Mass readings (US) ### First Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20 Read in the CPDV: [Jeremiah 18](https://blessbible.app/bible/jeremiah/18/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 31 (30 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/30/) ### Verse before the Gospel: John 8:12 Read in the CPDV: [John 8](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/8/) ### Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28 - 17 And Jesus, ascending to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside in private and said to them: - 18 “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be handed over to the leaders of the priests and to the scribes. And they shall condemn him to death. - 19 And they shall hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified. And on the third day, he shall rise again.” - 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him, with her sons, adoring him, and petitioning something from him. - 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Declare that these, my two sons, may sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” - 22 But Jesus, responding, said: “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the chalice, from which I will drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” - 23 He said to them: “From my chalice, indeed, you shall drink. But to sit at my right or my left is not mine to give to you, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” - 24 And the ten, upon hearing this, became indignant with the two brothers. - 25 But Jesus called them to himself and said: “You know that the first ones among the Gentiles are their rulers, and that those who are greater exercise power among them. - 26 It shall not be this way among you. But whoever will want to be greater among you, let him be your minister. - 27 And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant, - 28 even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.” Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Matthew 20](https://blessbible.app/bible/matthew/20/) 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. Louise de Marillac](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louise-de-marillac/) Religious · Remembered on March 15 Patron of social workers [Read about St. Louise de Marillac](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louise-de-marillac/) The day’s Mass is of the weekday (Wednesday of the Second Week 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 Tue, Mar 14](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/14/) [Next day Thu, Mar 16](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/16/)