Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12:1-4A2 Timothy 1:8B-10 Matthew 17:1-9 Encounter Reflecting on these readings brought to mind the word encounter. In the first reading, Abraham encounters God in a call to move to a new and unknown land. He places his trust in God and follows God’s command. That encounter changed his life and those who came after him.…
First Sunday of Lent
Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7Rom 5:12-19Mt 4:1-11 Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving Ash Wednesday was the beginning of Lent. Every liturgical year the church sets aside forty days of preparation for the most important feast of the year – Easter. Reading scripture, the Word of God for this Sunday, tells us that Jesus, following his baptism goes into the…
