Today’s homily: Friday Lent III (2026)

The liturgy of Friday in the Third Week of Lent, celebrated at the Roman station of St. Lawrence in Lucina, unites two powerful biblical images of water and grace. The Israelites in the wilderness receive water from the rock at Meriba, a figure of Christ, while the Gospel recounts Christ’s encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, where He promises the “living water” that leads to eternal life. These readings formed part of the Church’s ancient preparation of catechumens for Baptism at Easter, while reminding the faithful that Christ alone satisfies the deepest thirst of the human soul through the grace of the sacraments. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/13/todays-mass-march-13-friday-lent-iii/