Today the Church celebrates the Fifth Sunday of Lent. The assigned readings are Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:8-14, and John 8:1-11. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 126 (Psalm 126:1-6).
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them.
Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. They said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they?
Has no one condemned you?”
She replied, “No one, sir.”
Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”
Reflections on these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 17, 2013)
The Deacon's Bench: Homily for 5th Sunday of Lent: March 17, 2013 (16 MAR 13)
Word on Fire: Sermon 636: Every Saint Had a Past Every Sinner Has a Future: 5th Sunday of Lent
Dr. Scott Hahn: Something New (March 17th 2013 - 5th Sunday of Lent)
The Word Engaged: Resenting Forgiveness (Fifth Sunday of Lent C)
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