Gospel Readings During Lent: Year B
According to the cycle of biblical readings for Mass (Lectionary), the account of Jesus’ temptation is read on the First Sunday of Lent (this year, Mark 1:12–15), and the account of his Transfiguration (this year, Mark 9:2–10) on the Second Sunday of Lent.
When the Scrutinies in preparation for adult Baptism are observed, the Gospel about the Samaritan woman is read on the Third Sunday of Lent (John 4:5–42), the story of the man born blind on the Fourth Sunday of Lent (John 9:1–41), and the account of the raising of Lazarus (John 11:1–45) on the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
In Year B of the Lectionary (the current year), Jesus’ cleansing of the Jerusalem Temple is read on the Third Sunday of Lent (John 2:13–25), Jesus’ dialogue with Nicodemus (John 3:14–21) on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, and the coming of Jesus’ “hour” (John 12:20–33) on the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
On Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, which is the sixth Sunday of the Lenten season, the Gospel read at the procession or beginning of Mass is that of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem (this year, Mark 11:1–10); during the Mass proper, the Passion is read (this year, Mark 14:1–15:47) (General Introduction to the Lectionary, no. 97).