Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
First Reading - Jeremiah 31.31-34
A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.
The days are coming
when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel,
and the people of Judah,
says the Lord.
It will not be like
the covenant that I made
with their ancestors,
when I led them out of Egypt -
a covenant they have broken.
But this
is the new covenant
that I will make with them,
says the Lord:
I will put my law within them,
and I will write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people;
and all
will know me,
from the greatest
to the least;
and I will forgive their iniquity,
and remember their transgressions no more.
This is the word of the Lord.
Second Reading - Hebrews 5.7-10a
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
In the days of his earthly life,
Jesus offered up prayers,
with loud cries, and tears,
to the one who was
able to rescue him
from death.
And his prayer was heard,
in his reverent submission
to the will of the Father.
Even as the Son,
he grew
in devotion
through all
he learned
and endured.
And when
he had
accomplished
and completed
all things,
he was declared by God
to be
the eternal high priest,
and has become
the source
of eternal salvation
for all who trust in him.
This is the word of the Lord.
Gospel - John 12.23-28a,31-32
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John.
Jesus said,
‘The hour has come
for the Son of Man
to be glorified.
A grain of wheat
remains
a single grain,
unless it falls
to the earth
and dies;
but when
a grain of wheat
falls to the earth
and dies,
it produces
a great harvest.
Those who love
their life in this world
will lose it;
while those who hate
their life in this world
will gain
eternal life.
Those who would serve me
must follow me,
and will be with me;
and the Father
will honour them.
And now my soul is troubled,
and I would long to pray, “Father,
save me from this hour.”
But it is for this hour
that I came.
And so, I pray, “Father,
glorify your name.”
Now is the judgement
of this world;
now the ruler of this world
will be driven out.
And when I am
lifted up
from the earth,
I will draw
all people
to myself.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.