Second Sunday of Lent

Today the Church celebrates the Second Sunday of Lent. The assigned readings are Genesis 22:1-2, 9, 10-13 15-18; Romans 8:31-34; and Mark 9:2-10. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 116 (Psalm 116:10, 15-19).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 116 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.

Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.

Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him." Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.

As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Second Sunday of Lent (February 25, 2018)

OBlates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Second Sunday of Lent (February 25, 2018)

Community in Mission: From Trials to Transfiguration - A Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent (24 FEB 18)

Zenit: Pope Francis' Angelus Address: On the Transfiguration of Christ (25 FEB 18)

The Sacred Page: Premonition of Calvary: The 2nd Sunday of Lent (22 FEB 18)

The Sacred Page: The Transfiguration (The Mass Readings Explained) (19 FEB 18)

St. Paul Center: Bonds Loosed: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Second Sunday of Lent

Word on Fire: The Mystical Transfiguration of Christ (Cycle B * Lent * Week 2)

Spirituality of the Readings: Light from Light (The Second Sunday of Lent B)

In Exile: Can You Lose Your Vocation? (The Second Sunday of Lent B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Sign Language Spoken Here (The Second Sunday of Lent B)

The Word Encountered: Seeing God (The Second Sunday of Lent B
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Historical Cultural Context: The Test of Honor (The Second Sunday of Lent B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Ephrem (The Second Sunday of Lent B)