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From Temple to Living Water

March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year B itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Lent: Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12, John 5:1-16. It’s been over a year since we could attend Mass in our churches in a normal fashion. The exact experience differs from town to town, church to church. For some people, this has been quite upsetting while for …

Water from the Temple

March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year A itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment

Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent: Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12, John 5:1-16. Water figures strongly in today’s readings. Water is the great bringer of spiritual purification and cleanliness. God’s law prescribed that Jews must ritually purify themselves in water before partaking in everything from meals to sacrifice before the Lord. …