Browsing the March 2020 archive of Pastor's Message
3rd Sunday of Lent 2020
Posted by Christy .. on 3/16/20
My Dear People,
In the Gospel, Jesus goes against the generally accepted ethnic and religious standards by speaking not only to a woman, but to a Samaritan woman. The northern tribes, when they became one kingdom, were called Israel, meanwhile the southern tribes, when they combined into one kingdom, ... Read More »
2nd Sunday of Lent 2020
Posted by Christy .. on 3/06/20
My Dear People,
The Transfiguration scene bears witness to an inner circle among the Twelve: Peter, James, and John. Jesus will single them out again when he invites them to pray with him in the garden of Gethsemane at the start of his Passion (26:37). Here, he takes them ... Read More »
1st Sunday of Lent 2020
Posted by Christy .. on 3/06/20
My Dear People,
From the waters of the Jordan the Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted by Satan. This is the rugged Judean wilderness west of the Dead Sea. Here Jesus goes for a grueling forty days and nights of fasting. He faces not only harsh ... Read More »
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020
Posted by Christy .. on 3/06/20
My Dear People,
Today the Gospel of Matthew continues on the teaching of Jesus about the love of Love. Jesus continues the dialogue from “you have heard it was said” to which he adds “But I say to you.” In today’s reading Jesus quotes the Old Testament standard of ... Read More »