Third Sunday of Lent
Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8,12-17
Ps 19:8-11
1 Cor 1:22-25
Jn 2:13-25
THE CROSS ROOM
The young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out he dropped to his knees in prayer.
"Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then open that other door and pick out any cross you wish."
The man was filled with relief. "Thank you, Lord," he signed, and he did as he was told. Upon entering the other door he saw many crosses, some so large the tops were not visible. Then spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall. "I'd lke that one, Lord," he whispered. And the Lord replied, "My son, that is the cross you just brought in."
PRAYER FOR LENT
O Good and Gracious God, you call your people back to you this Lent. May this sacred season renew our desire to always live fully the promises of our baptism and to love you with our whole heart. Through more frequent prayer, acts of charity toward our neighbor, and fasting, may we remember that the most important thing we can do is to love you and one another. We ask these things through Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord and our Savior.
AMEN.
Ps 19:8-11
1 Cor 1:22-25
Jn 2:13-25
- Are the Ten Commandments timeless laws applicable in every place?
Or are they something else in the context of the paschal mystery? - How does the Old Testament feast of Passover help us to understand the better Jesus' death and resurrection?
In the framework of the paschal mystery what do the power and wisdom of God look like? - How might more explicit reflection of the paschal mystery affect your participation in the Eucharist?
The young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out he dropped to his knees in prayer.
"Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then open that other door and pick out any cross you wish."
The man was filled with relief. "Thank you, Lord," he signed, and he did as he was told. Upon entering the other door he saw many crosses, some so large the tops were not visible. Then spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall. "I'd lke that one, Lord," he whispered. And the Lord replied, "My son, that is the cross you just brought in."
PRAYER FOR LENT
O Good and Gracious God, you call your people back to you this Lent. May this sacred season renew our desire to always live fully the promises of our baptism and to love you with our whole heart. Through more frequent prayer, acts of charity toward our neighbor, and fasting, may we remember that the most important thing we can do is to love you and one another. We ask these things through Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord and our Savior.
AMEN.
"Words may tear our lives apart, bring us stormy weather; A compliment tucked in the heart can heal it back together."
Christianity is the religion of paradoxes. The way up is down; the way to get is to give; the way to be first is to be last; and the way to live is to die.
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