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)”Nicodemus and Jesus on a Rooftop, Henry O. Tanner, 1899, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading
Fourth Sunday of Lent
2 Chronicles 36:14–16, 19–23
March 14, 2021
This week, we have the option of choosing the readings from Cycle A, Sam 16, which will be read at the 11:15 AM Mass or 2d Chronicles 36 from cycle B, which will be read at the 9AM Mass. 1 Sam 16 was discussed last year (my commentary on it last year is available online).
The books of Chronicles are often considered an afterthought. They cover the same materials as the books of Samuel or Kings and are most characterized by seemingly endless genealogies. If quoted at all it is usually for information about David or Solomon not found anywhere else. Yet we ignore Chronicles at our peril. It would be like ignoring the gospel of Mark because there is more to found in Matthew or Luke. Chronicles was written to address the situation of its time and place.
Continue reading “4th Sunday of Lent – Making Us Who God Wants Us to Be”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.
Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer. It will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
| 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.
