Third Sunday

Third Sunday of Lent - Year A

Readings

First: Exodus 17:3-7 - the people complained to Moses of their thirst, so he appealed to God who guided him to strike a rock at Horeb and draw water.

Psalm 94 - O that today you would listen to his voice, harden not your hearts / Come ring out our joy to the Lord / Come in, let us bow and bend low.

Second: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 - the love of God has been poured into your hearts by the Holy Spirit ... Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

Gospel: John 4:5-52 - Jesus asks the Samaritan woman for a drink at the well.

Themes

Jesus, the water, who assuages our thirst by pouring the Holy Spirit

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Picture: "Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well," by Jacob van Oost the Younger (1639–1713).  Public Domain.