Third Sunday of Lent

Book of Exodus

Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. Leading the flock across the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
There an angel of the LORD appeared to him in fire flaming out of a bush. As he looked on, he was surprised to see that the bush, though on fire, was not consumed.
So Moses decided, "I must go over to look at this remarkable sight, and see why the bush is not burned."
When the LORD saw him coming over to look at it more closely, God called out to him from the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Here I am."
God said, "Come no nearer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
I am the God of your father," he continued, "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
But the LORD said, "I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry of complaint against their slave drivers, so I know well what they are suffering.
Therefore I have come down to rescue them from the hands of the Egyptians and lead them out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the country of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
"But," said Moses to God, "when I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' if they ask me, 'What is his name?' what am I to tell them?"
God replied, "I am who am." Then he added, "This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you."
God spoke further to Moses, "Thus shall you say to the Israelites: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. "This is my name forever; this is my title for all generations.

Psalms

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
The LORD secures justice
and the rights of all the oppressed.
He has made known his ways to Moses,
and his deeds to the children of Israel.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.

First Letter to the Corinthians

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,
and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
All ate the same spiritual food,
and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ.
Yet God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the desert.
These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.
Do not grumble as some of them did, and suffered death by the destroyer.
These things happened to them as an example, and they have been written down as a warning to us, upon whom the end of the ages has come.
Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
He said to them in reply, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?
By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!
Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them --do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?
By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!"
And he told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
he said to the gardener, 'For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. (So) cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?'
He said to him in reply, 'Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.'"

St. Turibius of Mongrovejo(Bishop (1538-1606))

SAINT TURIBIUS of MONGROVEJO Archbishop of Lima (1538-1606) Turibius Alphonsus Mongrovejo was born on November 6, 1538, in Mayorga, the Kingdom of Leon, Spain. He was learned and emulated his parents' virtues and piety. He was known to make long pilgrimages on foot. Turibius' mastery of canon and civil law resulted in his appointment as a judge in Granada by King Philip II. Turibius was then nominated by King Philip the II as an archbishop when the see of Lima was vacant. The Pope confirmed Turibius, who received Holy Orders and was consecrated. Bishop Turibius arrived in Lima in 1587. He edified Christians and brought order to his episcopal city. He received confessions daily and prepared for Mass with prayer and meditation. Bp. Turibius also visited his vast diocese, which he traversed three times. The first visit lasted seven years and the second visit four. He held provincial councils and framed decrees and regulations that were adopted in neighboring countries. He sought the common good and channeled nearly his entire revenue toward social safety nets. While performing his duties during a third visit, Bp. Turibius was seized with a fatal illness. He passed away on March 23, 1606, in Santa, exclaiming as he received the sacred Viaticum: "I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: 'We shall go into the house of the Lord.'"The proofs of his holy life and of the favors granted through his intercession led Pope Innocent XI to beatify him. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.

Sts Victorian and others(Martyrs (+ 484))

STS. VICTORIAN AND OTHERS Martyrs (+ 484) Huneric was the Arian king of the Vandals in Africa. He succeeded his father Genseric in 477. He tolerated Catholicism, but persecuted the clergy and holy virgins in 480. The killings escalated into a general persecution in 484. Victorian was a principal lord of the kingdom and the governor of Carthage with the Roman title of proconsul. He was the king's most trusted advisor. After publishing his edicts, the king sent a message to Proconsul Victorian asking him to apostatize. Victorian declined and was martyred. The Roman Martyrology joins him with four others who were martyred on that day. Two brothers who were martyred had promised to die together. They were hung and stretched in the air with weights. Alban Butler narrates his perspective of the situation: "One brother, under the excess of pain, begged to be taken down for a brief pause. The other brother, fearing that relief might cause him to deny his faith, cried out, 'God forbid... Is that what we promised Jesus?' The brother was so encouraged that he cried out, "No... Increase my tortures..." Two merchants of Carthage, both named Frumentius, suffered martyrdom around the same time. Another confessor, Liberatus, an eminent physician, was sent into banishment with his wife. The Roman Martyrologies also mention twelve young children who were dragged away, beaten and scourged. They did not renounce the faith and persevered until the persecution's ended.

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