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Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Lent

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Here are some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Lent.

1st Reading – 1st Samuel 16:1b,6-7,10-13a

  • The Lord sends Samuel to Jesse in Bethlehem to anoint one of his sons as the new king.
  • The Lord then tells Samuel that, “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart.”
  • Samuel will eventually anoint the youngest of Jesse’s sons, David.

    • Psalm – 23:1-6

    • “The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”
    • The Lord guides through the dark valley and protects us, anointing us with oil and blessing us.

      • 2nd Reading – Ephesians 5:8-14

      • Once we were in darkness, but now we live as children in the light of the Lord.
      • We expose whatever is shameful to the light of Christ.

        • Gospel – John 9:1-41

        • Jesus encounters a blind man and heals him on the sabbath.
        • Christ proclaims that he is the light of the world, healing both body and soul.
        • Cured of his blindness, the man comes to believe in Jesus.

          • Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent (#31)

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