Second Sunday of Lent (A)

Official Translation

Reading 1 - Genesis 12.1-4a

Now the Lord said to Abram,
"Get out of your country, and from your relatives,
and from your father's house,
to the land that I will show you.
I will make of you a great nation.
I will bless you and make your name great.
You will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and I will curse him who curses you.
In you will all of the families of the earth be blessed."

So Abram went, as the Lord had spoken to him.

Responsorial – Psalm 33.4-5, 18-19, 20+22 Resp. 22

R. Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord, since we have hoped in you.

The word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

R. Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord, since we have hoped in you.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.

R. Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord, since we have hoped in you.

Our soul has waited for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord,
since we have hoped in you.

R. Let your loving kindness be on us, O Lord, since we have hoped in you.

Reading 2 – 2 Timothy 1.8B-10

Beloved:
take your share of suffering for the Gospel,
measured by the power of God.

He saved us and called us with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
but has now been revealed by the appearance of our Savior, Christ Jesus,
who abolished death,
and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.

Gospel – Matthew 17.1-9

Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother,
and brought them up onto a high mountain by themselves.
He was transfigured before them.
His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
Peter answered, and said to Jesus,
"Lord, it is good for us to be here.
If you want, let us make three tents here:
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them.
Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying,
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.”
Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus commanded them, saying,
"Do not tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Human has risen from the dead."