Catholic Mass - Second Sunday of Lent 4/5 March 2023 - LIVESTREAM

March 5, 2023 Second Sunday of Lent


TURNING POINTS
Our readings today describe turning points for those whom God has chosen. In Genesis, God calls Abram to leave his homeland, with the promise of forming a people in a new land. In the Gospel, the disciples see Jesus literally in a new light, the bright light of Jesus’ transfiguration. They begin to see Jesus, and themselves, in a new way. These are times when God presents a new way forward, providing new purpose and energy. Our lives too have their own turning points, where God is working (usually in less spectacular fashion) to lead us into fuller maturity, and into deeper unity with God and others. The road ahead, as with Abram, Jesus, and the disciples, may be long and difficult. Lent can be a time when we reflect upon these turning points in our past, and consider how God may be stirring something new in us today.
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TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The LORD said to Abram: All the families of the earth shall find blessing in you
(Genesis 12:1-4a)
Psalm — We rely on you, O God; show us mercy (Psalm 33).
Second Reading — God has called us to a holy life, not because of our works but according to grace
(2 Timothy 1:8b-10).
Gospel — Atop a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John. (Matthew 17:1-9).