Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Joshua 5:9a,10-12
- On the plains of Jericho, the people celebrated the Passover and ate the fruit of the land, and on that same day the manna ceased.
Psalm – 34:2-7
- “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”
- We praise and bless the Lord, who delivers us from all our fears and saves us.
2nd Reading – 2nd Corinthians 5:17-21
- God has reconciled us to himself in Christ, and we are now a new creation.
- Paul then exhorts us to always be reconciled to God.
Gospel – Luke 15:1-3,11-32
- A younger son demands his inheritance and departs from his father and older brother where he squanders his money.
- The younger son repents and returns to his father, who welcomes him with compassion and joy.
- When the older son hears of this, he refuses to celebrate, and the father gently comes to him to teach a lesson about reconciliation.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent (#33)
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