Sunday 2 April 2017
5th Sunday of Lent Masses 8.30am Sung at 10.15am Evening 6pm St. Peter's Catholic Church SS9 4BX Home to the Sourhend Ordinaraite Mission At Lazarus’ Tomb: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fifth Sunday of Lent Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130:1-8 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 As we draw near to the end of Lent, today's Gospel clearly has Jesus' passion and death in view. That's why John gives us the detail about Lazarus' sister, Mary—that she is the one who anointed the Lord for burial (see John 12:3 , 7 ). His disciples warn against returning to Judea; Thomas even predicts they will "die with Him" if they go back. When Lazarus is raised, John notices the tombstone being taken away, as well as Lazarus' burial cloths and head covering—all details he later notices with Jesus' empty tomb (see John 20:1 , 6 , 7 ). Like the blind man in last week's readings, Lazarus represents all humanity. He stands for "dead man"