As we come to the fourth Sunday of Lent, the Sunday that we call Rejoice Sunday.
One might say, well, why in the midst of Lent are we rejoicing?
After all, it’s supposed to be a season of penance and mortification.
Listen to the readings. The first one again, the call of David.
Continue reading “4th Sunday of Lent – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)”Please join us to celebrate the 4th Sunday of Lent on Sunday, March 14th.
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below. There are different readings for the two masses. The regular Cycle B readings on page 4 are for the 9 AM Mass. The Scrutiny of the Catechumens will occur at the 11:15 AM Mass, so Cycle A readings begin on page 8.
| Palm Sunday | Mar. 28 | 9 AM and 11:15 AM* Masses (Palms will be available) |
| Reconciliation Monday | Mar. 29 | 4 PM to 8 PM – Sacrament of Reconciliation (in Church) |
| Tuesday | Mar. 30 | 8 AM* Mass (Online only) |
| Wednesday | Mar. 31 | 12:10 PM Weekday Mass (in Church) |
| Holy Thursday | Apr. 1 | 8 PM* Mass of the Lord’s Supper (in Church) |
| Good Friday | Apr. 2 | 3 PM* Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (in Church) 8 PM* Stations of the Cross (Online only) |
| Holy Saturday | Apr. 3 | 8 PM* Easter Vigil Mass (in Church) |
| Easter Sunday | Apr. 4 | 9 AM, 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM* Masses (Note extra Mass and change in time for last Mass) |
* Will be livestreamed on Zoom and Youtube
Tickets or registration are not required to attend Holy Week services. COVID precautions are in effect – face masks are required for entry. Please follow the instructions of the ushers.
It is significant that Jesus meets the woman at the well at Noon. It is the hottest time of the day and people have returned home to get out of the sun. Yet there is this one woman. She did not oversleep but has chosen this time intentionally. As the story will reveal she is a person of what we once quaintly called “loose morals” and is shunned by her community. These noontime visits were most likely part of her daily routine and Jesus would have been a considerable annoyance to her. She did not know that it would be the beginning of a journey for her and one that you and I have either fulfilled or must do so to be a Christian.
Continue reading “3rd Sunday of Lent – Homily (Fr. Smith)”Please join us to celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Lent on Sunday, March 7th.
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below. There are different readings for the two masses. The regular Cycle B readings on page 4 are for the 9 AM Mass. The First Scrutiny of the Catechumens will occur at the 11:15 AM Mass, so Cycle A readings begin on page 8.
Woman at the Well, Carl Heinrich Bloch, c. 1865 to 1879, Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace, Copenhagen.
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading
Third Sunday of Lent (Scrutinies)
Exodus 17:3-7
March 7, 2021
The Biblical readings for Sundays are divided into a 3-year cycle. This year we read from Cycle B which will be feature readings from the Gospel of St Mark. This year however we have the great good fortune of welcoming a new Christian, Makiko Habu Dixon, into the Church and our Parish though Baptism this Easter. As you will see in another section of this email or website, part of the preparation for this is a series of ceremonies called scrutinies. These use the readings from Cycle A which we read last year (the Old Testament reading for Cycle B will be read at the 9 AM Mass). This week however we will examine Exodus 17: 3-7 again as recent events may have given us all a new insight into it since we last discussed it on March 15, 2020.
Last month’s snowfall with resultant freezing temperatures and broken pipes in Texas deepened our understanding of water. We can better understand why ancient peoples were terrified by it. Note that the world was destroyed by water in the flood, but everyone needs it to survive. For desert people this could be very difficult, and it was important that they knew where it could be found. Remember the pictures we saw of Texans in modern cities waiting on long lines for potable water. Some people rose to the occasion and showed great generously, others did not; but certainly much was revealed about Texas. Even those of us thousands of miles away are now aware of much once below the surface of the Lone Star State.
Continue reading “3rd Sunday of Lent – The Lord is Among Us”Please join us to celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Lent on Sunday, February 28th:
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here:
