Fifth Sunday of Lent
Ezekiel 37:12-14.Romans 8:8-11.John 11:1-45. Death and New Life The gospel reading is the famous story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. His physical death is an emotional reality for his sisters and even for Jesus. Martha, the practical sister, tells Jesus that Lazarus would not have died had Jesus been with them. Martha…
Fourth Sunday of Lent
1 Samuel 16:1B, 6-7, 10-13AEphesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41 Light and Darkness The readings for the fourth Sunday of Lent are about light and darkness, sight and blindness. The first reading is the story of the choice of David as God’s anointed one. Samuel is told that God does not see us as we do since the…
