SUNDAY, SECOND WEEK OF LENT He was transfigured before their eyes - TopicsExpress



          

SUNDAY, SECOND WEEK OF LENT He was transfigured before their eyes and his clothes became dazzlingly white. (Mark 9:2-3) Reflection. This is the remedy to fix my gaze on You, Incarnate Word, hanging on the Cross. As soon as You see a humble soul looking at You in this way, you are quickly moved to look at it, and the effect of Your divine glance is like that of a ray of sunshine on the earth; it warms it and prepares it to bring forth fruit. This is the way You act, O Divine Word, who by the light of Your glance, drain my soul of all its pride, and consume it in Your fire. No one acquires humility if he does not fix his gaze on You, O Word, on the Cross. ... St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi Lenten Question. Q: What about the use of holy water during Lent? Should the font be empty? A: While the sacraments of initiation are more properly celebrated at Easter, in case of need both baptism and confirmation may be celebrated during Lent, especially on Sundays. The initiation sacraments are only prohibited during the first two days of the Triduum and discouraged during Holy Week. Some parishes empty the baptismal font and holy water stoups during Lent to emphasize the anticipation of the Easter sacraments. Again, there is no liturgical requirement for this practice. Perhaps removing all water is an example of excessive literalism in the lenten liturgy, as though Jesus’ fast in the desert is the only lenten metaphor. Some lenten Scriptures do focus on water, for example, the Gospels of the Samaritan woman and the man born blind, the healing of Naaman the leper, the “rain and snow” passage from Isaiah 55, and the life-giving water streaming from the Temple in Ezekiel’s vision. Rev. Paul J. Niemann Lenten Fact. During Bachs day, often the organ and choirs were silent during Lent. Lenten Action. Talk about todays scriptures with a friend after Mass. Prayer. Father of light, in you is found no shadow of change but only the fullness of life and limitless truth. Open our heart to the voice of Your Word, and free us from the original darkness that shadows our vision. Restore our sight that we may look upon your Son who calls us to repentance and a change of heart, for He lives and reigns with you forever and ever. Amen.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:17:27 +0000

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