Sunday, March 8, 2026

3rd Sunday of Lent: Source of Strength (A) 28
Key Passage
Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." (John 4:13–14)
Questions
Adults: Where have you found a source of "living water" for your own journey of faith?
Children: Name some times when your belief in Jesus helped make you stronger.

Readings

First Reading • Water From the Rock
Exodus 17:3-7 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Psalm
Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7b, 7c-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Faith, Hope, and Love
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • The Samaritan Woman at the Well
John 4:5-42 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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