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Fifth Sunday of Lent (Cycle A)

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The Raising of Lazarus Lectionary:  34 Reading 1 -  Ezekiel 37:12-14 Responsorial Psalm -  Psalm 130:1-8 Reading 2 -  Romans 8:8-11 Verse - John 11:25a, 26 Gospel -  John 11:1-45 Lazarus, come out! LESSON: The Power of God Through Those Who Believe We’re a week away from the start of Holy Week. Our Lord now has his sights set on Jerusalem, and the pace is quickening. In these next two weeks, we’re living just one part of the Gospel passage from today: an encounter with the reality of suffering and death. Jesus is asking us to have faith in him. In today’s First Reading the prophet Ezekiel reminds us of the Lord’s promise to not only to bring us back to life but to bring us home. The background of this passage is the famous "Valley of Dry Bones." The people of Israel were in exile in Babylon. They weren't just sad; they were spiritually and nationally "dead." Their common saying was: "Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost, and we are cut off." They d...
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Dominican Temporary Profession

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  After making the Temporary Profession (aka Simple Promises in some provinces), you are fully incorporated into the fraternity as a voting member (well ... almost at any rate ... you still can't hold any fraternity offices ... probably because it's all ... well ... temporary).  However ... You can also help with the formation of Postulants (if your continuing formation doesn't conflict with their formation ... which mine did).  In addition,  you can add  O.P.  after your name to signify your membership to the Dominican Order, however put your original title before your name as Mr., Miss, Mrs. or Ms. to distinguish it from the Friars (the Dominican Priests),  Religious Sisters and the Nuns (who live in the cloister or monastery).  Hopefully you are still meeting all of the obligations of the order introduced in the novitiate, perhaps more  consistently with practice.  Other than that, not much changes here except for the depth and ...
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