Comments on: Cycle A 5th Sunday of Lent Readiness for Resurrection https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tara Dira https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29929 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:26:54 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29929 “He listened and wept with them BEFORE he did away with their pain by raising Lazarus. It reminds me how God’s way is to be with us in our suffering—even if he is eventually going to relieve our suffering“
This is such a light bulb moment for me. I’ve never looked at this way. I will hold on to this as I watch my dad suffer with Alzheimer’s and my mom suffer as his caregiver. I thank Jesus for the difficulty and march on.
Thank you Mary ❤️

]]> By: Stephen https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29925 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:06:41 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29925 Growing up Catholic I feared my parents dying. When time came, dad passing I responded Praise God! Again with my mom. Later I had a dream (vision) of my dad which was Heavenly! Just his head but was a person…… I cannot describe the beauty of a say 32 old man . He married late so I would not have experienced that look. Thank you Mary for your post and how God… Jesus continually builds our faith lives. Pray for the dead that you have known!!!

]]> By: JME https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29924 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:26:51 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29924 Yes, thank you Mary. I’m also very appreciative of the references to the catechism as this is always such a awe filling reading.

]]> By: Jeri Mead https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29923 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:38:14 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29923 I so enjoy your reflections. They help me enter more fully into the readings. God bless you !!

]]> By: Cindy https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29922 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:32:43 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29922 Mary, you are a wonderful teacher! Thank you.

]]> By: Win https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29921 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:29:44 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29921 Thank you, Mary, for leading me to read those particular paragraphs in the Catechism in the manner of lectio divina, a beautiful addition to my morning devotions leading up to Easter.

]]> By: Frank Callinan https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29919 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:48:44 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29919 Hi Mary, many thanks for you reflection – beautifully expressed as always.

As I understand it, Lazarus is raised back here by Jesus to resume his earthly bodily form, just the way it was before he died and was placed in the tomb. This body of Lazarus will die again and will not be raised back to his earthly life.

The Resurrection of Jesus is entirely different to that because after His death He goes back to His Father in Heaven with His glorified body that will never die. And that is what is promised for all of us including “second time” Lazarus. We will also have our own glorified body – only glorified bodies “admitted” to Heaven!

I am in Brisbane Australia and appreciate this week’s early posting since I usually like to catch up when it is early Sunday morning here.
Blessings, Frank

]]> By: Denis Kalega https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-5th-sunday-of-lent-readiness-for-resurrection/#comment-29918 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:33:32 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75713#comment-29918 Thank you this is very enlightening. Still pondering on this ” Lazarus was raised but Jesus resurrected

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