Daybreak for March 18, 2026

  • Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
  • Commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem; Fourth Century bishop; 24 of his catechetical instructions survive; he spent 16 of his 35 years as bishop in exile, the first inflicted by Acacius, Bishop of Caesarea, an ardent Arian who claimed jurisdiction over Jerusalem
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/18/26
  • Gospel: John 5:17-30