Sin Makes Us Beastly

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Year B
Lectionary: 35
Reading I
Jer 31:31-34
The days are coming, says the LORD,
when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
and the house of Judah.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers
the day I took them by the hand
to lead them forth from the land of Egypt;
for they broke my covenant,
and I had to show myself their master, says the LORD.
But this is the covenant that I will make
with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD.
I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts;
I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives
how to know the LORD.
All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the LORD,
for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more.
Responsorial Psalm
51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15
R. (12a) Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.
I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners shall return to you.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Reading II
Heb 5:7-9
In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh,
he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears
to the one who was able to save him from death,
and he was heard because of his reverence.
Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
and when he was made perfect,
he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Verse Before the Gospel
Jn 12:26
Whoever serves me must follow me, says the Lord;
and where I am, there also will my servant be.
Gospel
Jn 12:20-33
Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast
came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee,
and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”
Philip went and told Andrew;
then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
Jesus answered them,
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
it remains just a grain of wheat;
but if it dies, it produces much fruit.
Whoever loves his life loses it,
and whoever hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.
Whoever serves me must follow me,
and where I am, there also will my servant be.
The Father will honor whoever serves me.
“I am troubled now. Yet what should I say?
‘Father, save me from this hour’?
But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour.
Father, glorify your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven,
“I have glorified it and will glorify it again.”
The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder;
but others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”
Jesus answered and said,
“This voice did not come for my sake but for yours.
Now is the time of judgment on this world;
now the ruler of this world will be driven out.
And when I am lifted up from the earth,
I will draw everyone to myself.”
He said this indicating the kind of death he would die.

[@DiBella03]

That was one of the most beautiful sermons I’ve heard. That touched my heart and spoke to me in a very personal way. Thank you Father Mark.

[@whatjamesthinks]

To Jesus, through Mary.
Amen.
🙏🏼📿✝️

[@mandy1104]

thank you Father Mark! this gives me hope.

[@carolhensen8005]

Guilty as charged repent,confession helped,praying the rosary,listening to your homily about the beast, good word Father Mark. Thank you

[@nancyward8589]

I've listened to several of your sermons, Father Mark, and they are very powerful indeed - I will keep listening to them, learning, and taking action. Thank you for your wisdom, dedication and guidance, and may God continue to Bless You... :))

[@colettemccleave4532]

Excellent.... just Excellent

[@catherineholmes2254]

Fr Mark you give meaningful homilies. Thank you and God bless and protect you🙏🏻🩸🕯

[@mpkropf5062]

I love listening to him! I first heard of him at Fr Beards funeral. Miss hearing Fr Beard!

[@noreensirianni3135]

This would explain the sad ending of such a wise man named King Solomon, who perhaps forgot to ask God for knowledge 1 Kings 11:1-13. Everyday we must be wise and choose to pick up our Cross and journey with Christ Our King Jesus and know that we are saved by God's great mercy, the Body, Blood Soul and Divinity of Christ Jesus.Thank you Father Mark for your Priesthood. May God Bless you and yours.

[@melaniejose12]

God bless you Fr Mark 🇨🇦 Thank you Lord for healing us.

[@carenchepkorir9521]

True father, sinning starts with doing minor mistakes and the more you do the more your conscience dies. Once it dies you will never be afraid of committing more and more sins and that's how a beast in human who keeps sinning magnifies itself. Your soul becomes corroded day by day.Funny thing with christians is that they sin knowing that they will repent afterwards, I know that our God is always forgiving but being careless with your life is where you should draw the line. But all in all prayers help a lot in overcoming all these.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word.

[@nikkid8834]

I don’t get how David was forgiven but Moses never got to see the promise land

[@maxlindqvist736]

Hi there! Theology student here! I was reflecting over the same thing one week ago and came to the conclusion that it is linked to the nature of the sin in question. David's sins were grave sure, but personal. Moses didn't trust God and defied his direct words through his leadership. Because the sin was acted out in his leadership and his role as a representative of God in front of his people the punishment was harder.
May Almighty God bless you.

[@黎德陳]

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