Sunday

6 Mar 2022

First Sunday of Lent, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle First Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Deuteronomy 26:4-10  Moses invites all generations of Israel to remember salvation as a personal experience.

Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15  With angels to guard us, we need not fear snake, lion, dragon, or any other evil.

Romans 10:8-13  What we believe and what we profess together inform the life we live in Christ.

Luke 4:1-13  Jesus resists the devil and all his empty promises.
 

More resources for the month available in Seasonal notes.

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Homilist’s overview of March

Liturgical themes and feasts

Lent invites us once more to special observances of prayer, fasting, and generous giving. Since March is Women's History Month, we might celebrate the contributions of women religious during National Catholic Sisters Week (8-14), which begins on International Women's Day (8).

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

As Jesus prepared for his public ministry, he faced the three great temptations chronicled in today’s gospel.

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Exploring the word

On our lips and in our hearts

There’s saying and there’s doing,” as Mom used to say. A world of discrepancy often lies between the two. It is easy for us to say, for example: “I’ll clean up my room later,” or “I’ll take the car into the shop tomorrow.” But the follow-through is where we usually get stuck in the trap our words have made.

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Homily stories

A light shines in the darkness

When I was a small child, my grandfather would walk me to the park when he was up to it. When he wasn’t up to it, we would sit in the backyard.

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Homily stories

Guardian angels

Some years ago, I traveled to Jordan with a group of Catholic writers. One of the best parts of our incredible trip included a visit to Wadi Rum, a red desert valley of sandstone and granite. It was the stomping ground of Lawrence of Arabia and the shooting location of the recent Matt Damon film, The Martian. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places I’ve ever been.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

As we begin the remembrance of our Lord’s Passion, we call to mind the failures and sins from which he saves us.

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Quotes

 Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. 

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