Author name: Fr. Ron

Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Cycle A 1st Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1b; 6-7; 10-13a This is the story of the anointing of David as the king chosen by God. Note that the Spirit rushed upon (leaped up in) him. This is a statement made of prophets. It speaks of God working within him. […]

Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Cycle A 1st Reading: Exodus 17:3-7 This is the story of water from the rock when the newly freed Israelites complained about the lack of water in the desert and wondered if they had not been better off in slavery in Egypt. It is one of two accounts

“…they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark.” Mt 24:38

They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. Lk 20:36

Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, 3 was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. Lk 19:2–3

But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Lk 18:13)

Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? Lk 18-7

Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Lk 17b-18

Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’?