Collect for 5th Sunday Lent Year B

 

COLLECT SERIES.

COLLECT 

The Mass: Collect Series Icon.

The Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Lent Year B reads as follows:

 

By Your help, we beseech You, Lord Our God,

May we walk eagerly in that same charity

with which out of love for the world,

You handed Himself over to death

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

 

 

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What does the suffering, death and Resurrection of Jesus mean to my life?
2. How can I show my gratitude to God for His great love for me this coming week?
3. How can walk eagerly in the same love as God has for me this coming week?
4. How is my Lenten journey progressing?  It is not too late to start afresh and/or tweak your commitment.  What changes do I need to make to make progress?

 

GOSPEL REFLECTION

The Gospel for today is from St. 12:20-33.  This Gospel reminds us to:

Choose Christ first and foremost in every aspect of our lives rather than our own personal earthly comforts first.. We need to view every action, thought, word and suffering in the light of eternity- our true home.

Contemplate and imitate the immensity of love God has for us by sending Jesus to redeem us.  We need to reflect upon this great love that Jesus had by His suffering, death and resurrection.  What a great love but what is our response to this great love in our lives?

We  need to look fervently and devoutly on the crucifix today, and try to compare our willingness to suffer our crosses sent to us by God, with the crushing cross and passion our Saviour Jesus Christ gladly accepted for us and not for his own sake. However, do not let the conclusion you draw stun you into inactivity, but rather let it shock you into a new outlook on life; a new resolve to serve, follow and imitate our loving Christ more closely in future.

This is the last week of Lent before we head next week into Holy Week.  It is an opportune moment to reflect on our Lenten journey.  It is not too late to get started or start again.  Let us review our journey and make adjustments so that this coming week we will show Jesus that we do choose Him first and that we view our life this week with eternity in mind.