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Third Sunday of Lent

John 4:5-42 Gospel Summary It is high noon when Jesus stops to rest by the well of Jacob. His revelation about life-giving water will provide

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Second Sunday of Lent

Matthew 17 1-9 Gospel Summary The fact that Jesus takes his more intimate disciples to the top of this nameless mountain alerts us to the

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First Sunday of Lent

Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7, Matthew 4: 1-11 The first reading for this weekend is the second story of creation.  God forms man out of the clay

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lectionary 70 Gospel Matthew 5:1-12A The virtues of humility and gentleness are clearly the keynotes of this Sunday’s scripture readings.  The prophet Zephaniah begins by

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The Baptism of the Lord

Matthew 3:13-17 Gospel Summary When Jesus presents himself for baptism, John the Baptist protests that he is not worthy to perform this ritual for one

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The Epiphany of the Lord

Matthew 2:1-12 Gospel Summary The arrival of wise men from the East at Herod’s court with questions about the reported birth of a royal pretender

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The Nativity of the Lord

Lectionary 16 “O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it; grant, we pray, that we may share

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First Sunday of Advent

Matthew 24:37-44 Gospel Summary Jesus tells his disciples that they cannot know the day their Lord is coming. They must be prepared because that coming

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