Fourth Sunday of Lent. -Year B - Sunday, 10 March 2024 (episode 468)

Readings for Fourth Sunday of Lent.- Year B
FIRST READING: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 (diff)
Psalm 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6. "Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!"
SECOND READING: Ephesians 2:4-10
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 3:16). Glory and Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. God loved the world so much, he gave his only Son. That all who believe in him might have eternal life.
GOSPEL: John 3:14-21

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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND
Homily: Fourth Sunday of Lent.Year B - Sunday, 10 March 2024 (episode 468)
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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Fourth Sunday of Lent. Year B - Sunday, 10 March 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-the-fourth-sunday-of-lent-year-b-episode-468/s-lRkyAsf11KY  
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* (Prologue:  Fr Paul Kelly)
We are now at the three-quarter mark of Lent…..   our Lenten journey does not have long to go before Holy Week is upon us……

So, during this week, it is a good time to take stock and see how we have been going in the area of  "Prayer, Penance and acts of kindness and works of loving and practical charity…."
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The gospel this weekend gives us a very helpful test to assist us in our taking stock of ourselves… ……. "The daylight test"…. How do our actions, our behaviours, and our priorities stand up to the bright light of day; -  to the searching light of clarity…..  

To see how closely we are really adhering to the values of the gospel….   Just let us ask ourselves… how would it really appear, if my secret words, actions and behaviours were revealed in plain sight…  In the clear glare of the bright light of day…  would I be at peace with what I have done..?? 

As I said last week…   take a look at any difference between how we drive when people can recognize us, and how we might drive if we believe we are anonymous, in the dark…   unrecognized. or when no one seems to be looking… How do we act when no one can see us…? Are we consistent?  
I was visiting the hospital the other day, and I was parking my car and walking up to the hospital, humming a little tune.  I noticed a pedestrian just in front of me, walking quietly and calmly back to his car and getting into it..  perfectly sedately, but then I was surprised;  because as soon as he got into it. It is like he turned into something else… he reversed quickly…  revved the car loudly and sped out of the 40km carpark area at a really fast rate…   it is as if merely getting into that car turned him into a completely different (and a lot crazier) person….//   I could not believe the difference or the transformation!!  Is it possible that most of those revving, impatient, impulsive, aggressive, angry drivers we see on the road… get out of their cars and turn back from crazy Mr Hyde… into mild-mannered and friendly Dr Jekyll ??…  I think, sometimes YES. 

The thing about that is, even if being a crazy and impulsive driver is not who we are 99 % of the time; it is still, according to the scriptures today, a really important test of how integrated we are, as a whole person…    and those acts of craziness when we are not identified or fairly anonymous"  say more about the true state of our inner hearts and dispositions than we might care to admit.   But lent is a time for seeing admitting and submitting these contradictions, to our merciful, loving God.

 It's the same in those situations where we all gather for a beautiful mass and we sing and we pray and we greet each other, as brothers and sisters in Christ….  And then we go back to our cars and the next minute we hear beeping and yelling and abuse…   whoops??  What's happened there…   peace be with you indeed!!   These are the contradictions we must lay before the Lord, and ask him to pour his healing love upon…  to make us more and more consistent and loving and compassionate inside and out…  in public and private..   a holy person is a whole person, who is consistent inside and out…   this is what Our Lord is calling us towards…  and we need his mercy and love to attain it. Slowly but surely.   

God invites us to always and everywhere strive to be people of the light..  whose behaviour and choices are wrought in the light…  and not in the shadows of darkness, concealment or double standards.

All we have to do is respond in faith, humility and trust to Jesus invitation… how we respond to Jesus is decisive… 
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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

**Barclay, W. (1975). The Gospel of John. Part I. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: St. Andrew Press.

DeBona, G. (2014). Between the Ambo and the altar. Year B. 1st ed. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press.

Image Credit- Shutterstock Licensed. Stock Photo ID: 609078908 - The Brazen Serpent / Mount Nebo, Jordan - Photo Contributor: bayazed.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent. Year B   (episode 468)
The Lord be with you.
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{{Kindness and grace to you all}} Welcome everyone, we gather -  To take time to reflect upon the meaning of God's word for our everyday lives

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pause and reflect upon our sins, in order to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.
Lord Jesus, you were lifted up to draw all people to yourself: Lord, have mercy//You shouldered the cross, to bear our suffering and sinfulness: Christ, have mercy// You open for your people the way from death into life: Lord, have mercy//
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Ps 137: 1-2, 3, 4-5, 6. "Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you! "

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 3: 16). Glory and Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. God loved the world so much, he gave his only Son. That all who believe in him might have eternal life.

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Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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PREFACE: Lent II

EP II   or reco

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{I pray this week brings you an ever-deeper experience of Our Lord's compassion and love}

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to the weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

Lenten Hymn: "Have Mercy"  inspired by Psalm 50(51). Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2020.

[ Production -  KER -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.

Third Sunday of Lent. -Year B - Sunday, 3 March 2024 (EPISODE:467)

Third Sunday of Lent. -Year B -  Sunday, 3 March 2024
(EPISODE:467)

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Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent.- Year B
FIRST READING: Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11. "Lord, you have the words of everlasting life."
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 3:16). Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory. God loved the world so much, he gave his only Son. That all who believe in him might have eternal life.
GOSPEL: John 2:13-25
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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Third Sunday of Lent. Year B - Sunday, 3 March 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-the-third-sunday-of-lent-year-b-episode-467/s-uETkhv7qfdo  
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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND

Third Sunday of Lent. Year B. Sunday, 3 March 2024

The lines of the First reading today set the scene for everything that follows. That first sentence is the key to understanding the ten commandments that follow.

 God gives the Law to Moses, saying, "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of slavery in Egypt." The "Words" from God that follow, which we know as the commandments are given to God's people to free them, protect them, and keep them in a good relationship with the Lord. (God declares to us that he is the God of liberation; God gives us this law to free us).

 God's law is not an onerous duty or a burden. It frees us to be everything we are created to be.

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The Psalm sums it up so well: God's law is perfect. It is an absolute JOY. It gives wisdom. We are created not to be slaves, wearily doing the Lord's will as if it is a dreadful imposition and a burden. God's law is life and light. 

 

From the outset, God names two things that imprison and enslave us;

      - Putting other earthly things before God. and

      - Creating false idols (making passing "things" into our 'god'),

 

These things lead to disaster. Our Lord wants to free us from this. Our Lord sets us on the path of God's ways, being first and respecting and showing reverence to ourselves, our communities and our neighbours.

 

To truly understand the real meaning and purpose of the law, it can be very helpful to understand the lawmaker. Then, one sees what the purpose of the law is. God is love, and God has unfathomable depths of compassion. God is just, faithful and loving. To keep God's law is a delight; it is created by our loving and compassionate God.

 

Our Lord, Jesus, who embodied and perfected the law, shows us God's loving, compassionate heart.

 

This is why Jesus knew the purpose and meaning of the law and how to apply it in Spirit and Truth. And, it is why he occasionally seemed to bend the letter of the law, to keep the spirit and meaning of the Law. Only Christ (who is the Law and the compassion of God), could understand the meaning of the Law so well as to complete it.

 

A good symbol of this issue in a modern example would be on our roads, As you drive along the highway. How many people do you see who look like or act like the road laws are a delight, a pure joy to keep? How many do you see driving around filled with delight and peace as they faithfully observe the laws of the road?

 

They cut in, tailgate, or sail past others doing four times the signed limit.

 

Like many laws, rules or regulations: - we know that the laws of the land protect safety, regulate competing rights and ensure the protection of life, liberty and property. But, in this one example I am mentioning, many seem to go through life flouting laws and treating them as a bore and a burden, a silly restriction on their "freedom," as they drive at excessive speeds, cut people off, turn and brake dangerously tailgate, abuse, and so on. Too many people seem to have taken this view on the road rules and other aspects of life.

 

"This law is silly, and it limits me. It doesn't apply to me. I am above all that, so I ignore it." But if everyone flouted laws when they felt it was unimportant, who would obey any? And what would become of it?

 

Too many find out by accident that they were not such a master of the situation that they believed. 

 

As I am sure most would agree, following the road rules can be a joy and a delight because it frees us to be thoughtful and respectful to others and peaceful as we drive. Gone is the desperate effort to speed, rush, tailgate and rage over people who happen to be "in the way". The person who impatiently tailgates one car finally gets past them, only to be pathetically stuck behind the next car; all the while, they never notice that these cars aren't driving too slow; rather, THEY keep getting stuck because they are going too fast!!!! Some people are slow learners. Especially when they get to their destination (not having saved any time), and with a speeding camera fine, coming in the mail. All riled up. and, of course, it is always someone else's fault;

 

As necessary as human laws can be; God's law is so much better than this. It is true that the more we understand the reason for laws and the purpose of a rule, the more likely we will be to follow it. Of course, as the second reading reminds us, if God's ways are not like human ones, we must obey God's wisdom even if we find it unusual. We can be more and more open to God's ways. And get deeper inside the heart of the one who makes the laws not to hold us back but for life to be full.

 

The key to the gospel today is the first sentence too!!

            - "Just before the Jewish Passover. " -

 

There is nothing wrong with people coming into the temple and offering up goats, pigeons, or spotless lambs in reparation for sin and offering up one's prayer and dedication to God. In fact, it was the law of the time to do this. The temple was the house of God's presence amongst his people.

 

The money changers would have claimed that they were there to assist with the people's religious duties simply. There are major problems here, though. At one time, "living animals" were prohibited from being brought into the temple grounds for sale. But that had changed. The area of the temple that was supposed to be reserved for Gentiles to worship God was now a marketplace where no one could possibly hope to pray or worship amidst all the noise and the rabble of haggling. Our Lord saw that the Gentiles were being treated with contempt, as well as everything else wrong with this scene. The fees charged for the temple services had also gotten out of hand, costing poor visitors three or more days' wages to be able to perform their religious duty there. The attitude with which the money changers were robotically, mechanically and business-like performing these operations was making a mockery of the sacredness of the action. This was a place of mystery and awe, not a place to turn into a circus with markets and cold businesslike precision. It is also never meant to be a case of "put in a penny and out comes a blessing". So, Our Lord was restoring the proper awe and reverence to God.

 

And, since it was indeed "just before the Passover, we cannot help but notice that Jesus is the TRUE Passover lamb. He is doing away with the need for lambs, goats and pigeons. He will be the one offering once and for all the perfect sacrifice, which will now be the means of forgiveness, grace, and redemption. He is restoring in himself proper worship and effective sacrifice in which businesslike marketplaces will not be needed.

 

Also, Jesus will BE THE NEW TEMPLE. Our Lord will be for us always the presence of God and the abiding promise of God's presence.

 

In and through Christ, church and the Eucharist.

 

Jesus, (who not only knows the lawmaker but us actually ONE WITH him), restores, completes and renews the ancient sacrifices and makes them effective by his own life, his teaching, his death and resurrection. And he warns us, just as he did the moneychangers, never take this for granted. Do not go through rituals with the mechanical presumption of a slot machine. Always, let us do this in awe and reverence for the saving law and sacrifice found in the temple that is the body of Christ.

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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

 

D'ARCY, T., JOHNSTON, J. AND COPLEY, B. (2015). BREAK OPEN THE WORD. BRISBANE. QLD.: THE LITURGICAL COMMISSION/ LITURGY BRISBANE.

 

DEBONA, G. (2014). BETWEEN THE AMBO AND THE ALTAR. YEAR B. 1ST ED. COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA: LITURGICAL PRESS.

 

JOHN J PILCH. THE CULTURAL WORLD OF JESUS/ THE APOSTLES/ THE PROPHETS SUNDAY BY SUNDAY, CYCLE B. COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. LITURGICAL PRESS .1996, 2002.

 

BARCLAY, W. (1975). THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. VOLUME I. 2ND ED. EDINBURGH: ST. ANDREW PRESS.

 

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Third Sunday of Lent.  Year B  -(Sunday, 3 March 2024)  (EPISODE:  )
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{Kindness and grace to you all}} Welcome, everyone; we gather - To reflect upon the meaning of God's word for our everyday lives On this Third Sunday of Lent.

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pause and reflect upon our sins to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.
Lord Jesus, you have revealed yourself as the way to the Father: Lord, have mercy. You have poured out on your people the Spirit of truth: Christ, have mercy. You are the Good Shepherd, leading us to eternal life: Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11. "Lord, you have the words of everlasting life."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 3:16). ). Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory. God loved the world so much, he gave his only Son. That all who believe in him might have eternal life.
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PREFACE: Preface ii  of Lent is used (when readings from year A are not used)

Eucharistic Prayer 2
(theme variation: theme 2 )

 

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{1. Thanks for joining us for this time of prayer and reflection}

2. Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to the weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection"  - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants  — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989,  and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009,  The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful -   " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'.   E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

Lenten Hymn: "Have Mercy," inspired by Psalm 50(51). Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2020. https://www.airgigs.com/user/stefankelk

Sound Engineering and Editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

[ Production -  KER -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.

 

 

 

 

Second Sunday of Lent. Year B - (EPISODE: 466)

Second Sunday of Lent. Year B - (EPISODE: 466)

Readings for Second Sunday of Lent. Year B

FIRST READING: Gen 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18

Ps 116: 10+15, 16-17, 18-19. "I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living."

SECOND READING: Rom 8: 31b-34

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Matt 17: 5). Glory and Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! from the shining cloud the Father's voice was heard. This is my beloved Son, hear him.

GOSPEL: Mark 9: 2-10 - Transfiguration

 

Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed. ID: 1344423617. Tiberias, Israel - 4/7/2015: Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee region of Northern Israel, Jezreel Valley, Afula, Tiberias, Israel. The Church of the Transfiguration and the Franciscan Monastery

By Tomanovic Violeta

 

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Second Sunday of Lent. Year B - by clicking this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-the-second-sunday-of-lent-year-b-episode-466/s-zPM809iytHH  

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* (Fr Paul Kelly) -ABRAHAM AND HIS FAITH JOURNEY

Second Sunday of Lent. Year B - (EPISODE: 466)

 

The story of Abraham being asked to deliberately sacrifice someone he loved, (more than his own life), is really horrifying. It is vital to keep in mind that it is, after all, God who is the one stopping the hand of Abraham. In fact, this incident is a foretaste of what God alone proposes to do to save humanity -   For out of astounding love and faithfulness to us (who were not worthy), God the father did not even spare his only son (Jesus) –in order to save everyone… Because God's love is so profound that he is willing to sacrifice himself in love, in order to save us all. (And it is the Father and the Son united who willingly sacrifice so much for us. God spares nothing and goes to the ultimate length to share complete solidarity with us.

 

In life and death, in joy and devastation, God gives us everything he has. God holds nothing back. It is impossible to truly understand the depths of this unmerited love and commitment that God has given to us.

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This Sunday we hear of Abraham and of the Transfiguration story. Despite its vividness, the drama and even the horror of Isaac's near-sacrifice -  the main point of this passage…   shown in such stark, unavoidable clarity…… - is that Abraham's faith in God is utterly complete. Abraham, in his journey of faith, has learnt utter trust in God's promises. Abraham and Isaac's unswerving obedience to God, and trust in God's faithfulness… (and particularly trust that God will provide), is a foreshadowing of the absolute generosity, faithfulness, sacrifice and love that God the Father, and the Son show for the world…  

 

Abraham and his sacrifice is a proto-type for Christ's death for us on the cross..   the comparisons are deep.   Abrahams beloved son even carries the wood of his own sacrifice..  Jesus carries the wood of his own cross for his sacrifice.  A Ram is found caught in thorns, and replaced Isaac as the sacrifice…  Jesus is crowned with thorns. Abraham goes to mount Moriah for the sacrifice……  this place would later be known as the city of Jerusalem…   Our Lord offers his life in Jerusalem. and so on..   Only God would give up so much out of love, to save us.

 

Peter, James, and John also find deeper faith on the mountain: They see Jesus as he truly is, in his full glory. These scenes give us a taste of Easter glory to come and challenge us to believe that Jesus is truly and completely everything he says he is.

 

Even the disciples didn't always or fully see Jesus clearly, and this is so, even though they had the singular benefit of being with him all the time. (Did they become so familiar with them, that they occasionally stopped seeing him…   stopped learning from him….    and took him for granted, or projected onto him their expectations (or even lack of expectations at times), instead of being open to what he truly was offering.

 

Abraham, too, misunderstood the God he followed for such a long time.

 

In lent, let us take some time to try and see Jesus more clearly. Let us not allow familiarity to obscure his glory and his challenging message.

 

We all need a transfiguration of our image of God once in a while to ensure we see God more clearly. May this season of Lent ensure that we are not fashioning God according to our convenience, or according to our own image and likeness…..but rather encountering God in Jesus in the fullness of his radical message.

 

Can we, like Abraham, put our complete and utter trust in God. Trust God even when we don't understand the meaning of what might be happening to us at any different moment of our lives.  Will we trust utterly in Christ and be humble and completely obedient to his vision.

 

Lent is about removing obstacles to our faith but also about choosing to let Jesus be the meaning of our lives.  Let us walk in the light of the Lord.

 

And, (Just as Jesus is transfigured), may we be changed.

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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

 

Pitre, Brant/ Bergsma, John. (2018). A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament: Vol 1. San Francisco, California. Ignatius Press.

 

Life Application Study Bible Large Print. 2007. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.

 

also, Abbot's Homily, Monastery of Christ in the Desert;

 

Prepare the Word resources.

 

Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed. ID: 1344423617. Tiberias, Israel - 4/7/2015: Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee region of Northern Israel, Jezreel Valley, Afula, Tiberias, Israel. The Church of the Transfiguration and the Franciscan Monastery

By Tomanovic Violeta

 

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Second Sunday of Lent. Year B  (Sunday, February 28, 2021)  (EPISODE: 466)

 

The Lord be with you.

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{{Joy and peace to everyone}} welcome everyone, we gather - Reflect upon the Holy Scriptures and the values of the Lord.

 

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

 

Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to the Father and to one another: Lord, have mercy.

 

You heal the wounds of our sin and division: Christ, have mercy.

 

You intercede for us with the Father: Lord, have mercy.

 

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.

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Memorial Acclamation

2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

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PREFACE: Sunday Lent II

EP II

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{May God's grace strengthen your faith hope and love, and may the Lord' love surprise you, even in the trials and challenges of this week. }

 

Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

 

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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au

 

To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

 

To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

 

Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

 

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

 

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

 

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

 

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

 

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

 

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

 

Lenten Hymn: "Have Mercy"  inspired by Psalm 50(51). Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2020.

 

[ Production - KER -  2024]

 

May God bless and keep you.

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