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In the up-coming  Gospels we hear in the next days we meet two different Mary’s who are mourning profound loss of a loved one.  This Sunday we meet Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. Lazarus has died and is buried, yet it is Mary’s name which appears more often in this gospel than the names of either Lazarus or Martha.   

Today's guest post from our parishioner and CRS Ambassador, Cate, is about CRS and Mexico.

Any of you who were English majors know something about rhetorical devices, figures of speech. We all know about similes: this is like that: “this homily is like watching paint dry.” There are metaphors, where one thing is identified with another: “This homilist is a dodo.”

This coming Sunday is one of those deliciously complex Sundays the church has given us, a Sunday with  rich and varied texts

Here is a guest post written by our parishioner and CRS Ambassador, Cate. You can find her original post on her blog. 

Woman at the Well We all feel awkward at time – strangers – be not afraid

The CRS had served almost 1.2 million people in  Zambia... and on the second Sunday of Lent at Christ Our Hope, we are reminded again of the "Sacredness and Dignity of the Human Person"

You were indeed "spectacular"!  You contributed so much to the musical Radiance and Glory surrounding last night's Mass.   thanks to all of you!   In addition to being "Spectacular"

Beginning with Abram and Sara, our ancestors in the faith, and with Jesus, our model in the faith, God calls each of us on a journey: the destination is God’s vision of where God wants us all to be.

The first Sunday of Lent CRS Operation Rice Bowl featured the country of India. It focused on Options for the Poor. Catholic Relief Services wrote: "Catholic social teaching inspires and guides how we are to live and work in the world. In this principle, Option for the Poor, Jesus tells us to give special care to those who are most in need. He reminds us of our Christian duty to give a voice to those who are unheard and to help those who are most vulnerable." 

The Second Sunday of Lent the Church climbs the mountain with Peter and James and John. And there, at the mountain top, in the glory of the transfigured Christ, we burst into song, or as the Latin Introit says:  

Our wonderful CRS Ambassador and parishioner, Cate, wrote a guest post to start off our CRS Rice Bowl series. You can view the full post on her blog. First things first, Thank You to the leadership of the COH Outreach Committee, Hispanic Leadership and Fathers Paul and Rob.

The First Sunday of Lent is the only Sunday in the entire liturgical year in which the church has provided only one psalm to be used throughout the entire Mass.  All other Sundays the church gives us parts of many psalms, but not on Lent I.  This coming Sunday the church suggests Psalm 91 over and over and over and over:

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to deepen their spiritual lives through the practices of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.