Sunday

30 Mar 2025

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

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Joshua 5:9a, 10-12  The gift of manna ends when the new prize of self-sufficiency begins.

Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7  Those who seek the Lord will find in God deliverance from their fears.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21  The ministry of reconciliation began when God reconciled the world in Christ.

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32  A father and his two sons illustrate the great story of God's compassion for sinners.

Link to Cycle A RCIA materials for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

More resources for the month available in Seasonal notes.

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Homilist’s overview of March

Liturgical themes and feasts

As Lent begins, we continue in this Jubilee year of hope to celebrate, pray, bless, learn, inspire, and challenge.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

God keeps all promises even when we don’t, and God is forever willing to be reconciled with us.

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Featured Exploring the Word

A love story

Two children, a father, and an inheritance: How many stories begin this way, and how bitterly many of them end! The love of money is the root of all evil, scripture tells us.

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Homily stories

Open-heart policy

When my daughter was a few months old, my sister and I had a falling out. Nothing too serious, but just enough to make us want to keep our distance for a while.

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Homily stories

Safe at home

When I worked as a camp counselor, the kids loved when I told campfire stories about wanderers who had been lost and were seeking their way home.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

We ask for mercy from our God who forgives us without limit and so prepare ourselves for the sacred myteries.

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Quotes

One of the qualities of a leader is mercy.

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Browse the library

Browse our library for additional Fourth Sunday of Lent, Cycle C material.

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