Third Sunday in Lent

For Third Sunday in Lent, Archbishop Cranmer adapted a Collect from the Gregorian Sacramentary (10th C.) which refers to the “right hand of thy majesty.” The Epistle reading, Ephesians 5:1-14, is another lesson from St. Paul on the Christian Virtues, specifically, another lesson on the necessity of mastering “passions.” The Gospel lesson, Luke 11:24-28, the evangelist’s account of Jesus driving a demon from a mute man, is the only reading from St. Luke’s Gospel during Lent. It includes a reference to the “Lord of the Flies.”

Driving a Demon from the Mute Man, engraving, The Bible in Pictures, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Russian edition, 1873. © Pavel Kusmartsev|Dreamstime.com.

The Collect and readings for Third Sunday in Lent are discussed and illustrated in Episode Two of the AIC Christian Education Video series, Lent: the Season of Penitence. The audio-only version in MP3 format is linked from the Podcast Archive page. My Podcast Homily for Third Sunday in Lent is linked from the Podcast Homilies page. A related Podcast Homily for Third Sunday in Lent is based on the Psalm reading for the day, Psalm 34, is linked from the Podcast Homilies-Morning Prayer page.

As always, thank you for your interest and support. Glory be to God for all things! Amen!

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