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Focusing the Gospel
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Key words and phrases:
Jesus said to her . . . The Samaritan woman said to
him, What you have said is true, woman . . . went into
the town and said to the people
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To the point: The conversation that unfolds in this gospel between
Jesus and the Samaritan woman reveals what happens
when we drink the life-giving water Jesus offers: we
come face-to-face with the Savior of the world, we
admit the truth of our own lives, we run to proclaim
Jesus' presence and message to all who will hear.
Encounter, truth, proclamation—this is the
movement of our Lenten journey toward transformation
and new life.
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Connecting the Gospel
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to the first reading:
The water God provided the Israelites in the desert
satisfied their bodily thirst. The living water Jesus
gives satisfies our spiritual thirst. Both gifts
reveal the presence of God in our very midst.
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to to the catechumenal experience:
The Samaritan woman's deepening understanding of who
Jesus is and her coming to believe in him as the
Savior of the world prefigures the catechumens'
journey in coming to know Jesus, believe in him, and
approach the living waters of baptism.
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Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and
Catechesis
for Sundays and Solemnities
Year A - 2011, p. 93.
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS; Kathleen Harmon, SND de N;
and Christopher W. Conlon, SM
The complete text for this Sunday is found on pages
92-95.
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