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3rd Sunday of Lent of Sunday March 3, 2024

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(Cf. Psalm 24.15-16)
My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor.
or
(Cf. Ezekiel 36.23-26)
When I prove my holiness among you, I will gather you from all the foreign lands; and I will pour clean water upon you and cleanse you from all your impurities, and I will give you a new spirit, says the Lord.

 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday March 3, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Exodus 20.1-17

God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself...

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Psalm

Psalm 19

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple. R. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening...

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Second reading

1 Corinthians 1.18, 22-25

Brothers and sisters: The message about the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ...

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Gospel

John 2.13-25

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all...

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Cleanse our hearts

The image in today’s Gospel of Jesus overturning tables is in forceful contrast to the gentle images of our Lord with children and healing the sick. In the temple Jesus witnesses the injustice taking place in his Father’s house and...

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