Lenten Penitential Service-1

 Lenten Penitential Service-1

 

Presider:

Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ who laid down his life for our sins.

           All:     Glory to him forever. Amen

Lent 4th Sunday B - Must be Lifted up

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First the devil takes him up the pinnacle of the temple to be tested. Then as if it were the angels take him up the mountain to be consoled. In Lent, we experience both desolation and consolation. From the wild beasts to the benign friends. Then the Lord goes into the temple to cleanse it. That's into each of us: the animals, the haggling and the scheming part of us.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS - 5: FOR VOCATIONS

STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR VOCATIONS 

PREPARATORY PRAYER 

ALL: Gracious God, each of us is called to discipleship with Your Son Jesus through the sacrament of Baptism. We are sent to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus, to share the Good News of God’s saving love. Hear our prayer as we ponder the redemptive vocation of Jesus who continues to call men and women to walk in His way, renewing His Church and caring for His people. We give You thanks for the mystery of every vocation and we pray for all who have answered Your call. Send forth Your Holy Spirit upon the faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your love, drawing many young men and women to dedicate themselves with an undivided heart to the love of Christ and His Kingdom. Amen.

The Stations of the Cross-4

  The Stations of the Cross-4

 1.      Beginning of the Station: We adore Thee O Christ and we praise Thee;

Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou has redeemed the world

2.      Ending: Our Father… or Hail Mary or Glory be ..

3.      Hymn

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3rd Week of Lent, Friday, March 12

3rd Week of Lent, Friday, March 12

Hosea 14:2-10 / Mark 12:28-34

Jesus talks about love; "Love your neighbor as yourself. " 

Author Ardis Whitman was having a hard time recovering from the death of her son. One night her college-aged granddaughter and her granddaughter's boyfriend took Ardis to a nightclub. When the orchestra struck up a memory-laden song, Ardis began to cry.

3rd Week of Lent, Tuesday, Mar 9

 3rd Week of Lent, Tuesday, Mar 9

Daniel 3:25, 34-43 / Matthew 18:21-35 

Jesus speaks about forgiveness; "Forgive seventy-seven times."

Tommy Pigage was drunk when he hit and killed Ted Morris of Kentucky. Ted was the only son of Mrs. Elizabeth Morris. The death of her only son left Elizabeth stunned and angry.

Lent 3rd Week: March 8-13:

 Lent 3^rd Week: March 8-13: 

March 8 Monday (St. John of God, Religious): Lk 4: 24-30: [23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, `Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here also in your own country.'”] 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 ……30…USCCB video reflections: 

Stations of the Cross-3

 Stations of the Cross-3

 Before each station:

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. 

2nd Week of Lent, Friday, Mar 5

 2nd Week of Lent, Friday, Mar 5

Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28 / Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 

Jesus teaches the people; "Hear another Parable.: 

This parable reveals three important points. First, it reveals God's patience. God gave the tenant farmers three chances, even in the face of violence. Second, it reveals Jesus' uniqueness. Jesus is not just another prophet, like the other prophets (slaves).

Lent 3 B Sunday: Temple Cleansing - God IS in Command