Second Sunday of Lent
25th February 2024 (Sunday)
Psalter: Week 2
Reading of the Day
| First Reading | Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 |
| Response | I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the Land of the living. |
| Second Reading | Romans 8:31b-34 |
| Gospel | Mark 9:2-10 |
First Reading
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
In those days; God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 116:10 and 15, 16-17, 18-19 (R. 9)
R/. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the Land of the living.
I trusted, even when I said,
“I am sorely afflicted,”
How precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful. R/.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I,
the son of your handmaid;
you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make;
I will call on the name of the Lord. R/.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. R/.
Second Reading
Romans 8:31b-34
Brethren: If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Verse Before The Gospel
Matthew 17:5
V/. Glory and praise to you, O Christ
R/. Glory and praise to you, O Christ
V/. From a bright cloud the Father’s voice is heard: this is my beloved Son, listen to him.
R/.Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Gospel
Mark 9:2-10
At that time: Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.
