Series: Fr Mike on ‘cleansing ourselves’

Msgr Michael de Verteuil, Chair of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission continues a series of articles for the Lenten season.

As the Church tells us, Lent is a preparation for Easter, and what we are preparing to do is to be baptised or to renew our baptismal commitment as we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.

Let us look at how the liturgy of the Third Sunday of Lent forms us for this. There are two possibilities for the readings for this Sunday – Year A, particularly if there are candidates for baptism, or Year B.

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