Lay Homily: Tuesday in Holy Week

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Listen to the lay homily from Steve Hubbard on Tuesday in Holy Week, March 31, 2026.

      Lay Homily - Tuesday in Holy Week 2026 - Steve Hubbard

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36.

The photograph above is of Brushy Creek, Webster County, Iowa…on a less stormy day.


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