Category: Lenten Reflection

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Reflection for March 20, 2022 – Third Sunday of Lent

Readings: Exodus 3:1-8A, 13-15; Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Matthew 4:17; Luke 13:1-9 […] let it alone for one more

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Reflection for March 13, 2022 – Second Sunday of Lent

Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to

Reflection for March 6, 2022 – First Sunday of Lent

“[W]e cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.” — Deuteronomy 26:7

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Weekly reflection for March 21, Solidarity Sunday (fifth Sunday of Lent): Advocacy, a need of justice

Gospel: John 12:20-33 In the face of the inequalities of the world, desire for justice is a most normal human reaction. For Christians, there is

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Weekly reflection for March 14, fourth Sunday of Lent: How do we choose to love?

Gospel: John 3:14-21 This year’s Lenten campaign brings us back to basics: Share Lent is about sharing our love with others. It is a simple

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Lenten weekly reflection for March 7, third Sunday of Lent: Can we cleanse the Temple once again?

Gospel: John 2:13-25 Before you read this reflection, please spend some more time with the reading from the Gospel of John. It is a powerful,

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Weekly reflection for February 28, second Sunday of Lent: Long-term community development

Gospel: Mark 9:2-9 The transfiguration of Christ reminds us just how remarkable it is that God chose to enter the world the way He did.

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Weekly reflection for February 21, first Sunday of Lent: A time in the wilderness, reflecting on the kingdom of God

Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 In the Vatican II document Sacrosanctum concilium, the Council Fathers noted that the two elements that are especially characteristic of Lent, and

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Lenten reflection for Ash Wednesday: Almsgiving, prayer and fasting as God loves them

Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 On the liturgical calendar, Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season, the 47-day period leading up to the commemoration