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Jeremiah 31: 31-34
This the only reference to a ‘New covenant’ in the Old Testament. It provides a description of that covenant under which God’s people will live.
Hebrews 5: 7-9
Jesus learned obedience to God’s will from the things he suffered.
John 12: 20-33
Jesus foretells his passion and explains its significance.
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2 Chronicles 36: 14-16. 19-23
The people of Jerusalem brought about their exile through their repeated infidelities, until God used a pagan ruler to restore them to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple.
Ephesians 2: 4-10
God’s generosity is shown by the gift of life, of salvation, bestowed freely on people who do not merit or deserve it.
John 3: 14-21
God sent Christ into the world to bring it the gift of eternal life, to be accepted or rejected through people’s free choice.
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Exodus 20: 1-17
The Lord who has liberated his people offers guidance on how to remain free.
1 Corinthians 1: 22-25
The heart of the Gospel message is the crucified Christ – this is how God saves us.
John 2: 13-25
In cleansing the Temple, Jesus offers himself as the new temple, where God can be found.
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Genesis 22: 1-2. 9-13. 15-18
Abraham’s love of his only son, Isaac, is tested to the utmost limit, but his faith in God does not falter and Isaac is spared from death.
Romans 8: 31-34
There is a link between this reading and the first: Abraham’s willingness to give up his only son foretold the gift of the only Son of God who was not spared from death.
Mark 9: 2-10
A glimpse into the glory of Christ as the Son of God, yet tinged with the sadness of his suffering and death as the Son of Man.
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Genesis 9: 8-15
God makes a new covenant with Noah. The rainbow is a sign of hope.
1 Peter 3: 18-22
Peter links the story of Noah and the flood with our baptism.
Mark 1: 12-15
Jesus begins his mission after forty days spent wrestling with the power of evil.