{"id":5474,"date":"2026-03-19T14:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss-thomas-stephen.org.uk\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:24:27","slug":"fifth-sunday-of-lent-year-a-22-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss-thomas-stephen.org.uk\/?p=5474","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A) 22 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 1078px;\" width=\"820\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Market Drayton<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>Intention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Newport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Saturday 21 March<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Mass 9:30am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>Priest\u2019s Intentions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Vigil Mass 5:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Sunday 22 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> Sunday of Lent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Mass 11:00am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;of the Parish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Mass 9:15am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Monday 23 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>St Toribio of Mogrovejo<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Tuesday 24 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Feria<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Zoom Eve Prayer 7:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Mass 10:00am<\/p>\n<p>Stations of the <strong>\u0085<\/strong> 7:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Wednesday 25 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Annunciation of The Lord<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Mass 10:00am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stations of the <\/strong><strong>\u0085<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>Priest\u2019s Intentions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Mass 10:00am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Thursday 26 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Feria<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><em>No Mass<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Friday 27 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Feria<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Stations of the <\/strong><strong>\u0085<\/strong><strong> 7:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Mass 10:00am<\/p>\n<p>&amp; Stations of the <strong>\u0085<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stations in School 2.15pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Saturday 28 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St Stephen Harding<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Mass 9:30am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>Priest\u2019s Intentions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Vigil Mass 5:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\"><strong>Sunday 29 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Palm Sunday <\/strong><strong>Passion of the Lord&nbsp; <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><strong>Mass 11:00am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>People of the Parish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">Mass 9:15am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Market Drayton Intention Newport Saturday 21 March Mass 9:30am Priest\u2019s Intentions Vigil Mass 5:30pm Sunday 22 March 5th Sunday of Lent Mass 11:00am People &nbsp;of the Parish Mass 9:15am Monday 23 March St Toribio of Mogrovejo &nbsp; 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