My husband and I attend mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Immaculate Conception in Denver, CO. We typically attend the 6:30 pm mass. Often our celebrant is Archbishop Chaput. You can find his homilies on the Archdiocese of Denver website at http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/280/Homilies-/
For the past few weeks the Cathedral has been going through renovations. Since the Cathedral is a prime location for weddings, apparently Lent is the best time to schedule renovations. Currently the confessionals are undergoing renovations. To the surprise of this C- Catholic, confessions are now being held front and center of the church, yes around the alter. This past week there were 3 or 4 privacy screens set up along the front of the church and two chairs behind the alter. Now for a C- Catholic confession always stressful, this C- Catholic can't remember the Act of Contrition. And now they expect me to do this 30 minutes before mass in front of everyone that arrives early. The 6:30pm mass at the Cathedral is well attended as are confessions at this time. Anyway, I chickened out and will schedule to go to confession sometime during the day this week.
Our readings this Sunday were:
Reading 1: Ex 17:3-7
Responsorial Psalm: PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2: Rom 5:1-2, 5-8
Gospel: Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42
You can always find the readings at: http://www.usccb.org/nab/
So what did I get out of this Sunday's readings:
Jesus is our rock so we don't thirst. We have fulfillment of hope through Christ. We are able to love God because God loves us.
Even a C- Catholic can quench their thirst through Christ.
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