Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Lent Cycle B
1st Reading – Genesis 22:1b-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Today as we enter the 2nd Sunday of Lent, a time in which we concentrate on building our faith through penance and sacrifice (what have you offered up for Lent?), we hear of Abraham’s faith and the test to which God put that faith. This story is […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Lent Cycle A
1st Reading – Genesis 12:1-4a With the appearance of Abram (later to be renamed Abraham), the story of Genesis takes on a completely new form. From the viewpoint of salvation history a new period begins, marked by a divine intervention destined to reshape history’s course. An obscure Semite is called by God, and, through his […]
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 2nd Sunday of Lent Cycle C
Gospel – Luke 9:28b-36 The story we hear today we will hear again on August 6th, the Transfiguration of Christ. The time is about one year prior to Jesus’ death and resurrection. He has fed the five thousand, fed the four thousand, walked on water, delivered His bread of life discourse, and Peter has made […]