Sunday, March 20, 2011

Sent Forth by God's Blessing

Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12.1-4a Psalm 33 2 Timothy 1.8b-10 Matthew 17.1-9

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Blessings ask God to be with us and guide us in whatever we are undertaking. So the blessing at the end of Mass is really not a signal that the Mass is over, but a blessing over all the people who will be taking the presence of Christ into the world, the people who have listened to God’s word, reflected on how God is calling them to live, have been strengthened by the community, and are now sent forth on a mission – a mission to live as disciples of Christ.

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