Second Sunday of Lent -A The Second Sunday of Lent offers a familiar story of Jesus ascending Mount Tabor with Peter, James, and John. Suddenly, Jesus was transformed before them, and Moses and Elijah, prophets of the past, appeared. The story is chosen every second Sunday of Lent, and countless commentaries have been written about … Continue reading The Vision of Glory
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The Transfiguration of the Lord
Second Sunday of Lent-C Last week, we entered the desert with Jesus, and today, we are invited to the top of Mount Tabor to witness his glorious Transfiguration. We are reminded that Jesus took James, John, and Peter. A week before, in Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Peter’s … Continue reading The Transfiguration of the Lord
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Twentieth-First Sunday -A In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks his disciples two questions about how people understand his identity. There is a progression in this passage, initially starting with a nonpersonal response and proceeding to an intimate response from Peter acknowledging Jesus as Christ. Flesh and bones did not reveal Jesus as the Messiah; only the … Continue reading Who Do You Say That I Am?
The Rich Man’s Torment
The past two weeks the Gospel message was presented by the use of parables. The first was the Prodigal Son followed by the story of the embezzling manager of the rich master. Today’s teaching is also in the form of a parable, staring the poor beggar Lazarus. Not the same Lazarus who was the brother … Continue reading The Rich Man’s Torment