Posts Tagged ‘Transfiguration’

Second Sunday of Lent: Divine Visions and Inspirations

Mar 16, 2011

Lectionary Readings: Genesis 12:1-4. Abraham is promised to be a great nation and a model of blessings for all nations if he obediently goes forth “to a land that I will show you.” 2 Timothy 1:8-10. Not by our own merits but by the grace in Christ Jesus has God saved us. Therefore, we ought ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, hardship, inspirations, St. paul, St. Paul of the Cross, Transfiguration, visions

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Second Sunday Of Lent: Hoping Against Hope

Feb 24, 2010

Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18. By a covenant God renewed the promise to Abram (Abraham) of many descendants and their own land. Philippians 3:17-4:1. We eagerly await the coming of our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will then give a new form to our lowly body. Luke 9:28-36. At Jesus’ transformation, Moses and Elijah ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, Genesis, hope, Jesus, Luke, Paul, Philippians, Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi, Transfiguration

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Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of lent

Mar 4, 2009

Readings: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 Thoughts for your consideration: This Sunday we are asked to see things in a new way. Although the apostles have been with Jesus for a while now there is nothing that can quite prepare them for the ultimate cosmological experience of the Resurrection. It is ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Abraham, Economic Justice, Genesis, Good News, justice, Mark, New Cosmology, Pope Benedict XVI, Romans, Transfiguration

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