Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
4th Sunday of Lent
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Lautere: Rejoice, Jerusalem
o Light
breaking into the darkness
I rejoice with our readings today as it is a compact message
how God saved the world
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We rejoice to Jerusalem
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Some images: a quilt, mosaic, art, music
2nd Chronicles
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Last chapter of two books in the Bible: 1 and 2
Chronicles
o “In those days, all the princes of Judah, the priests, and the people
added infidelity to infidelity,
practicing all the abominations of the nations
and polluting the LORD’s temple
which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.”
added infidelity to infidelity,
practicing all the abominations of the nations
and polluting the LORD’s temple
which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.”
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It reminds us of Salvation History
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And our own lives
o God
sent His messengers—the prophets—who proclaimed God as our Father, our Creator
and Jehovah
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These messengers were mocked
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How do people mock God? How do you mock God with His message
within Catholic morality?
o And
Jerusalem was destroyed
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Religion, politics, economy, community gone
o Yet
Psalm 137
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A poem and a prayer
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“Let my
tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you?”
o Up
and down in the Scriptures, as well as cultures, as well our country, as well
as each of us: when we forget God
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And yes, at times we should not offer our own
opinion, or believe what you want to believe, if it is not true
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As questions, discussions, or even personal
doubts, sometimes our tongue should be silent and when we walk away from God,
not return back to God
Ephesians
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Letter from St. Paul that in the Scriptures,
this is after the four Gospels—after Jesus life, death and resurrection
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A great moment of Lauetere
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“God, who is rich in mercy,
because of the great love he had for us,
even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ — by grace you have been saved —,
raised us up with him…”
because of the great love he had for us,
even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ — by grace you have been saved —,
raised us up with him…”
o We are reminded to God’s rich immeasurable
love, mercy and grace
John 3
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The story with richness
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Moses earlier rose a serpent on a pole to
protect the Israelites, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted
up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
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John 3:16
o “For God so
loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.”
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.”
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Light
o Some
people back then, and today, go away from God, do not believe in God and stay
in the darkness
o “But whoever
lives the truth comes to the light,
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.”
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.”
Rejoice, Jerusalem
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Rejoice, brothers and sisters, that God gave us
a saving plan
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Whose team are you really on?
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