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December 11, 2024
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Lent

Forty days before the Triduum, the Lenten season disposes Catechumens and the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery through prayer and penitential practices.

Sunday Readings and Backgrounds

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Second Sunday of Lent

Reading I : Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

God makes a covenant with Abram.

  • In the reading from Genesis, God promises Abram many descendants.
  • God seals the covenant with Abram by appearing as a flaming torch between the carcasses of the sacrificial animals.
  • This was symbolic because the ancient way of sealing an agreement was for both parties to walk between the split bodies of sacrificial animals.

Reading II : Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1

Christ will transform us.

  • In the second reading, Paul encourages the Philippians to trust God and wait.
  • Those who lose faith search for immediate gains.
  • Those who wait for God’s promises will share in Jesus’ glory.

Gospel : Luke 9:28b-36

As Jesus prayed, He was transformed.

  • Immediately after Jesus told the disciples that he would suffer, die, and rise again, he takes a select group of them to a mountain to pray.
  • While on the mountain, Jesus reveals his divine identity to Peter, John and James.
  • Peter, captivated by the transformation of Jesus, wanted the scene to last.