Lent: The Road to Redemption, Cycle B

by Leon J. Suprenant

Publisher:

Catholic Scripture Study International

, 2011

Overview

Every year on the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel reading is about Jesus going off to the wilderness, or desert, for 40 days. On Ash Wednesday, we begin our own 40 days in the desert. This penitential season is an intense time of spiritual renewal. The Church especially invites us to pray, fast, and give alms as means of expressing our utter dependence on God who through the waters of baptism shares his very life with us. This study is used for the lectionary readings of Cycle B (2011, 2014, 2017, etc.).

Contents

Top Highlights

“Through the universal sign of the rainbow, we have God’s promise that His plan is not for our destruction. Rather, the rainbow is a stunning sign of hope: God will be faithful to us, even when we are not faithful to Him.” (Page 3)

“‘By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert’ (CCC 540)” (Page 5)

“Mark also notes that Jesus was ‘with the wild beasts’ (v. 13). This detail may sound strange to us at first, but it is an allusion to the Garden of Eden, where Adam was tempted in the midst of the beasts in paradise. Christ is the new Adam (Rom. 5:14, 19) who does not succumb to Satan’s temptations, but rather remains ever faithful to His Father.” (Page 4)

“Repentance is the central theme of Lent, as it entails a decisive turning away from sin and a turning toward God” (Page 5)

“Prayer also allows us to gain a new concept of time: without the perspective of eternity and transcendence, in fact, time simply directs our steps towards a horizon without a future. Instead, when we pray, we find time for God, to understand that his ‘words will not pass away’ (cf. Mk. 13:31), to enter into that intimate communion with Him ‘that no one shall take from you’ (Jn. 16:22), opening us to the hope that does not disappoint, eternal life.” (Page 7)

Product Details

• Title: Lent: The Road to Redemption, Cycle B
• Author: Leon J. Suprenant
• Series: Catholic Scripture Study
• Publisher: Catholic Scripture Study International
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Lent › Prayer-books and devotions
• Resource ID: LLS:CSSLENTCB
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:31:45Z

About Leon J. Suprenant

Leon J. Suprenant is the president of Catholics United for the Faith and the editor of Lay Witness, a monthly magazine for lay Catholics. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville.