Lent is the penitential season of the year preceding Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday. It is modeled on the 40
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Jesus did not come to end suffering on this earth; he came to transform suffering into a means of salvation. He did this by suffering with us. We participate in his work of redemption when we join our suffering to his. This is what it means for us to take up our cross and follow him.
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Sacraments are visible signs of an invisible reality. The bread and wine used in the Eucharist become the visible signs of Jesus’ Body and Blood, given up for us. The water poured over our heads at baptism is a visible sign that God has cleansed us of our sins. Whether we are talking about confirmation, matrimony, confession or any of the other sacraments, they all work in this way. They are all visible signs of grace given by God.
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3rd Sunday of Lent Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well is a gospel reading that can be
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Throughout history, God shows a preference for revealing himself on mountaintops, as he did to Moses on Mount Sinai, or to Elijah on that same mountain. Maybe it’s because mountaintops offer us a broader perspective on things. Or maybe it’s because you have to make an effort to get there. Whatever the case, Jesus is following the divine pattern of mountaintop revelations.
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