This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, March 13th is from Luke 9:28b-36.
“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. . .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.’”
“It is not difficult to imagine Peter, James, and John’s trepidation when invited to climb a mountain with Jesus. Is this where he would suffer? Would religious authorities confront them? Instead, they are treated to a dazzling event that leaves them speechless. They did not realize it at the time, but they received a preview of the glory that awaited the Lord after his suffering and death.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Spring 2022
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Daniel 9:4b-10; Luke 6:36-38
Tuesday Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Matthew 23:1-12
Wednesday Jeremiah 18:18-20; Matthew 20:17-28
Thursday Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31
Saint Patrick, Bishop – “Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, tells his story in his Confession. He was kidnapped by pirates and taken to Ireland as a slave, but after six years he escaped, returned to Britain, and eventually became a priest. Pope Celestine sent him to evangelize the Irish.”
Friday Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) – “According to the gospels, Joseph was a skilled craftsman and a descendant of King David. Matthew’s infancy narrative in particular focuses on Joseph’s dilemma. Embarrassed by Mary’s pregnancy with a child that is not his, Joseph decided to quietly dissolve their marriage contract. But he is told in a dream to take Mary as his wife and make her child his own, and so he became the earthly father of Jesus. His feast has been observed on this day since the tenth century.” SOURCE: Living With Christ, March 2022