Third Sunday of Lent - A. "Many of the Samaritans began to believe because of the word of the woman."
The RCIA encourages the use of the A cycle of readings for the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent every year, especially when celebrating the Scrutinies with the elect. I love these three great stories from John's gospel. Each is timelessly evangelical. Here Jesus's eliptical conversation with the unnamed Samaritan woman at Jacob's well leads her to place her faith in him, and even drive her to share this good news with others in town. With her string of failed marriages she is a most unlikely apostle. But aren't we all unlikely candidates for faith, or apostolic preaching, or sainthood? This is an encourageing message for the elect and the candidates, longing for Easter sacraments, as well as a challenge for us cradle Catholics.
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