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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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Third Sunday of Lent

Reading I : Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15

God's name is: "I AM WHO AM".

  • In the first reading from Exodus, Moses questions God’s call.
  • God’s answer, “I AM who Am” has lead believers to contemplate the meaning of God’s reply to Moses.
  • Today’s passage shows that even in the moment of personal revelation, God remains a mystery.

Reading II : 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12

What is written about Moses is to help us.

  • The reading from 1 Corinthians is Paul’s meditation on the fate of the people who were delivered in the Exodus.
  • Not all of the people who were freed remained faithful to God.
  • Paul stresses that being delivered from sin through Baptism is not enough. We must continue to turn back to God when we have turned away.

Gospel : Luke 13:1-9

Jesus tells us to repent.

  • Today’s Gospel story was Jesus’ answer to those who judged others through the theory of retribution.
  • Humans cannot see enough to judge God’s purpose in events.
  • The parable illustrates God’s patience concerning human sin.