I AM THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE

5th Sunday of Lent  -  'If Christ is in you then your spirit is life'

First Reading Ezekiel 37:12-14 I shall put my spirit in you, and you will live

The Lord says this: I am now going to open your graves; I mean to raise you from your graves, my people, and lead you back to the soil of Israel. And you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people. And I shall put my spirit in you, and you will live, and I shall resettle you on your own soil; and you will know that I, the Lord, have said and done this – it is the Lord who speaks.

Responsorial Psalm: With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.

Second Reading Romans 8:8-11 The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you

People who are interested only in unspiritual things can never be pleasing to God. Your interests, however, are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him. Though your body may be dead it is because of sin, but if Christ is in you then your spirit is life itself because you have been justified; and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

Gospel John 11:1-45 I am the resurrection and the life

There was a man named Lazarus who lived in the village of Bethany with the two sisters, Mary and Martha, and he was ill. It was the same Mary, the sister of the sick man Lazarus, who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair. The sisters sent this message to Jesus, ‘Lord, the man you love is ill.’ On receiving the message, Jesus said, ‘This sickness will end not in death but in God’s glory, and through it the Son of God will be glorified.’

Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, yet when he heard that Lazarus was ill he stayed where he was for two more days before saying to the disciples, ‘Let us go to Judaea.’ The disciples said, ‘Rabbi, it is not long since the Jews wanted to stone you; are you going back again?’ Jesus replied:

‘Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man can walk in the daytime without stumbling because he has the light of this world to see by; but if he walks at night he stumbles, because there is no light to guide him.’

He said that and then added, ‘Our friend Lazarus is resting, I am going to wake him.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if he is able to rest he is sure to get better.’ The phrase Jesus used referred to the death of Lazarus, but they thought that by ‘rest’ he meant ‘sleep’, so Jesus put it plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead; and for your sake I am glad I was not there because now you will believe. But let us go to him.’ Then Thomas – known as the Twin – said to the other disciples, ‘Let us go too, and die with him.’.........

Jesus, Son of the Most High God, I trust in you. Lord I believe in your word. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Saint Joseph, pray for me. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Pray the Rosary.

AELF:  « JE SUIS LA RÉSURRECTION ET LA VIE » 

5ème Dimanche de Carême  -  « Si le Christ est en vous, alors votre esprit est vie »

Évangile Jean 11, 1-45 « Je suis la résurrection et la vie »

En ce temps-là, il y avait quelqu’un de malade, Lazare, de Béthanie, le village de Marie et de Marthe, sa sœur. Or Marie était celle qui répandit du parfum sur le Seigneur et lui essuya les pieds avec ses cheveux. C’était son frère Lazare qui était malade. Donc, les deux sœurs envoyèrent dire à Jésus : « Seigneur, celui que tu aimes est malade. » En apprenant cela, Jésus dit : « Cette maladie ne conduit pas à la mort, elle est pour la gloire de Dieu, afin que par elle le Fils de Dieu soit glorifié. » Jésus aimait Marthe et sa sœur, ainsi que Lazare. Quand il apprit que celui-ci était malade, il demeura deux jours encore à l’endroit où il se trouvait. Puis, après cela, il dit aux disciples : « Revenons en Judée. » Les disciples lui dirent : « Rabbi, tout récemment, les Juifs, là-bas, cherchaient à te lapider, et tu y retournes ? » 

Jésus répondit : « N’y a-t-il pas douze heures dans une journée ? Celui qui marche pendant le jour ne trébuche pas, parce qu’il voit la lumière de ce monde ; mais celui qui marche pendant la nuit trébuche, parce que la lumière n’est pas en lui. »

Après ces paroles, il ajouta : « Lazare, notre ami, s’est endormi ; mais je vais aller le tirer de ce sommeil. » Les disciples lui dirent alors : « Seigneur, s’il s’est endormi, il sera sauvé. » Jésus avait parlé de la mort ; eux pensaient qu’il parlait du repos du sommeil. Alors il leur dit ouvertement : « Lazare est mort, et je me réjouis de n’avoir pas été là, à cause de vous, pour que vous croyiez. Mais allons auprès de lui ! » Thomas, appelé Didyme (c’est-à-dire Jumeau), dit aux autres disciples : « Allons-y, nous aussi, pour mourir avec lui ! »..........

Jésus, Fils du Dieu Très-Haut, j'ai confiance en toi. Seigneur, je crois en ta parole. Vierge Marie, priez pour moi. Saint Joseph, priez pour moi. Mon ange gardien, priez pour moi. Priez le chapelet.