Second Sunday of Lent (Year C)
First Reading - Genesis 15.12-14,18
A reading from the book of Genesis.
As the sun was going down,
Abram fell into a deep sleep,
and a terrifying darkness
fell upon him.
The Lord said to Abram, ‘For four hundred years,
your descendants will live
as foreigners
in a land
that is not their own;
and they will be slaves there,
and they will be oppressed.
But I make this covenant with you this day:
that I will bring judgement
on the nation
that enslaves them,
and your descendants
will leave that place
with great possessions,
and I will restore them
to this land.’
This is the word of the Lord.
Second Reading - Philippians 3.18 - 4.1
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Philippians.
My brothers and sisters, I write
with tears in my eyes,
as I say again
that there are many who live as enemies
of the cross of Christ.
Their minds are set
on earthly things.
Greed
is their god.
They
glory
in their shame.
And their end
is destruction.
But we belong
not to earth,
but to heaven.
And we look to the day
when our Saviour,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
with authority
over all creation,
will transform
our lowly bodies
to be like
his glorious body.
So, my beloved brothers and sisters -
my joy and crown -
stand firm
in the Lord.
This is the word of the Lord.
Gospel - Luke 9.28-36
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke.
Jesus went up on the mountain to pray,
taking with him
Peter, James, and John.
And while he was praying,
the appearance of his face was changed,
and his clothes
became dazzling white.
And there with him, in glory,
were Moses,
and Elijah.
And they were speaking together
about his departure, which was
soon to be fulfilled
at Jerusalem.
Peter, James, and John
had been
weighed down
with sleep;
but became
fully awake
when they saw
his glory,
and Moses and Elijah
standing with him.
As Moses and Elijah
were preparing to depart,
Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master,
it is good
for us
to be here.
Let us make three shelters,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’
He did not know
what he was saying.
While Peter was speaking,
a cloud came,
and covered them;
and they were
afraid.
And a voice
spoke
from the cloud,
saying, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen.
Listen to him.’
When the voice had spoken,
they looked,
and saw only Jesus, alone.
And in those days
they told no one
of what
they had seen.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.