Second Sunday of Lent
Second Sunday of Lent
Reading I
The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at
the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,” he added, “shall your
descendants be.” Abram put his faith in the LORD, who credited it to him as an
act of righteousness. He then said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you from
Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession.” “O Lord GOD,” he
asked, “how am I to know that I shall possess it?” He answered him, “Bring me a
three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old she-goat, a three-year-old ram, a
turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Abram brought him all these, split them in
two, and placed each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not cut up. Birds
of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram stayed with them. As the sun
was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram, and a deep, terrifying darkness
enveloped him. When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking
fire pot and a flaming torch, which passed between those pieces. It was on that
occasion that the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants
I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Great River, the Euphrates.”
1. God
made promises to Abram in the form of a covenant. What kind of
promises/covenant have you and God made?
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2. How
do you find hope in this reading:
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3. How
can you consecrate yourself to God today?
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Responsorial Psalm
R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my
salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my
life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. Of you my
heart speaks; you my glance seeks.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Your presence, O LORD, I seek. Hide not your face from me; do not in anger
repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait
for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
1. How do you see light as a sign of hope,
give examples:
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2. In what ways is your virtue that you
are working on is a sign of hope?
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Reading II
Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers
and sisters, and observe those who thus conduct themselves
according to the model you have in us. For many, as I have often told you and
now tell you even in tears,
conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction.
Their God is their stomach;
their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But
our citizenship is in heaven,
and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our
lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him
also to bring all things into subjection to himself. Therefore, my brothers and
sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in
the Lord.
1. Why
is it important to find and watch people who model correct behavior or desired
behavior?
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2. How
is hope present in this reading?
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3. If
you could ask Jesus one question, what would it be?
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Verse Before the Gospel
From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard: This
is my beloved Son, hear him.
Gospel
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the
mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his
clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him,
Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was
going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions had been overcome by
sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing
with him. As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it
is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses,
and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying. While he was still
speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened
when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This
is my chosen Son; listen to him.” After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found
alone. They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had
seen.
1. What
is Jesus teaching about prayer in this reading?
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2. Specifically
how does God speak to you in this Gospel?
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3. How
do you sometimes want to put up a “tent” when God has other plans? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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