Sunday

2 Apr 2017

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle A Click here for all content for this cycle Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle A

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Ezekiel 37:12-14  No grave, real or metaphorical, is permanent when our God holds the key to life.

Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (7)  Even from the depths of despair, the cry of those who trust in God is heard.

Romans 8:8-11  What depends on the material is immaterial. Only the spirit will last.

John 11:1-45  In matters of life and death, Jesus proves to the disciples he is the master.

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Homilist’s overview of April

Liturgical themes and feasts

April is a liturgical hinge month, as we conclude the probing season of Lent and open onto the joys of Easter.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

Arise! The spirit is alive in you! What are Jesus’ expectations of you during your lifetime? Like Lazarus and his family, getting out of a hopeless, desperate situation may be enough—to get some distance from the sorrow of death and separation.

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Exploring the word

Twelve hours in a day

Cast your mind back to the first story of Genesis. God divides original chaos into a realm composed of equivalent pairs. Light and darkness are first among them. John the evangelist uses these original siblings as the warp and woof of his gospel. I

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In other words

The Sunday gospel in everyday English

A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. This was the same Mary who massaged the Lord’s feet with aromatic oils and then wiped them with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

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Homily stories

Visiting the cemetery

Sunday morning after Mass four times a year we’d pile into Dad’s Chrysler and drive out to Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Our family graves were there. Under the granite stone with our last name carved in bold block letters was my sister’s name etched in much smaller print. She died 10 months before I was born.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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Quotes

The Resurrection of Jesus is . . . a symbol of hope . . . . The theology of the cross is the theology of love in our real world.

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