DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN

The Gospels of the first two Sundays of Lent are always the same, 

• The Temptations of Christ, and his 
• Transfiguration. 

Satan’s “IF” in the desert - implied rather than spoken in Mark - (Week 1) and the Father’s Voice of Approval on the mountain of the Transfiguration (Week 2) set the score clear upon the page. 

Yet for many Catholics all this seems not to matter very much. Their concentration is on their private penitential practices. This is a shame for Lent is designed to remind us through a series of vivid pictures of what the Lord is doing in our lives.  
I find it helpful to include the image of the Gospel story  on the parish newsletter as a reference point for my preaching. Thus for the Second Sunday of Lent our front page looks like this

With this suggested exercise for the coming week:
 THE “MOVING” STARTS WITH COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

THIS WEEK- Get a friend or family member to read today’s Gospel (Luke 9:28-36-The Transfiguration) with you and chat about it. You can do this while sitting at home or going for a walk. Just do it.


All of which may mean little or nothing to you but writing it all did help me. And if you have done, thanks for reading it.