{"id":12042,"date":"2026-03-14T14:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/?p=12042"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:18:45","slug":"march-8-2026-second-sunday-of-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/march-8-2026-second-sunday-of-lent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March 8, 2026, Third Sunday of Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12042\" data-postid=\"12042\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12042 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nqih336 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o4ys070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s2f700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\">March 8, 2026<br \/>Third Sunday of Lent<br \/><br \/>\n<div>\n<div>Dear Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Family,<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The Samaritans and Jews had been bitter rivals for centuries. Though they shared the same land, they avoided all contact with each other \u2014 no trade, no socializing, no intermarriage \u2014 and encounters between them could easily turn hostile. So when Jesus walked through Samaria and stopped to have a conversation with a Samaritan woman, it was genuinely radical. He was reaching across one of the sharpest social and religious divides of His time.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>In today&#8217;s readings, the water which Jesus spoke of is the Holy Spirit poured into us making us new and it flows to those willing to admit they are thirsty. The image of &#8220;living water&#8221; is used throughout the scriptures as a symbol of God&#8217;s wisdom, a wisdom that imparts life and blessing to all who receive it. \u00a0No one is barred from the love of God and the good news of salvation. Only one thing can keep us from God and His redeeming love: our stubborn pride and willful rebellion. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide to find joy in the presence of God and happiness in doing His will.<br \/>\u200b<br \/>\u200bHave a blessed day.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\nYours in Christ,<br \/>Father Edward C. Domme<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">copyright \u00a9 2026 Servants of the Word, source:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscripture.net\/\">dailyscripture.net<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">author<\/span> <strong>Don Schwager<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our Lady of the Assumption Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rev. Edward C. 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