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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Second Sunday of Lent, Year A

March 1, 2026

JESUS SAVIOR: He Is Transfigured in Glory”

 

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF SAINT LEO THE GREAT

In the presence of chosen witnesses the Lord unveils his glory, investing with such splendor that bodily appearance which he shares with the rest of the human race that his face shines like the sun and his clothes become white as snow. The primary purpose of this transfiguration was to remove the scandal of the cross from the hearts of Christ’s disciples; the greatness of his hidden glory was revealed to them to prevent their faith being shaken by the self-abasement of the suffering he was voluntarily to undergo … May we all therefore be confirmed in our faith through the preaching of the holy Gospel, and let no one be ashamed of the cross by which Christ has redeemed the world. None of us must be afraid to suffer for the sake of justice or doubt the fulfillment of the promises, for it is through toil that we come to rest and through death that we pass to life.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: God our Father,

help us to hear your Son.

Enlighten us with your word

that we may find the way to your glory.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: Gn 12:1-4a

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

SECOND READING: II Tm 1:8b-10

GOSPEL READING: Mt 17:1-9

 

POINTS FOR REFLECTION 

The Transfiguration account proclaimed in the liturgical assembly on the Second Sunday of Lent is meant to illumine the Lenten spiritual journey of the Church toward the Easter glory. The liturgical scholar Adrian Nocent remarks: “The choice of this particular pericope is important, and we must dwell on it for a moment. Here the Church has her catechumens gathered before her. She has already introduced them to an austere life like that of Moses and Elijah. Now she takes them, along with the apostles, to the transfiguration. Christ will indeed be glorified, but he will reach that state by passing through suffering and death. The Church thus presents a program embracing the whole life of anyone who wants to enter the baptismal font and model his life upon that of Christ. Evidently, on the very first Sunday of Lent we find ourselves already at the heart of the paschal mystery, for this mystery can be summed up by saying that through his Cross Christ entered into his glory.”

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

What is the meaning of the Lord’s transfiguration for me? Does it enable me to see the Lord’s passion and the world’s sufferings in the context of the Easter glory? How do we respond to our vocation to grace and glory?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

Loving God,

we thank you for calling Abraham

to make the journey of faith

that would make him the father of nations

and the patriarch of your covenant people.

We thank you for your Son-Servant Jesus Christ

and for his obedience to your benevolent plan to save all.

We thank you for the Lord’s transfiguration on the mountain

and for grace-filled glimpses into his divine glory.

We thank you for small beginnings

that lead to miraculous transformation.

We thank you for “seeds of becoming”

that bear glorious fruits.

We thank you for giving us strength

to sow the “seeds of the Gospel”.

We thank you for our privileged destiny

in your heavenly kingdom.

We thank you for allowing “small seeds … small deeds” to grow

into fruit-laden trees along the river of living water.

For these and for all, we give you glory and praise,

now and forever. Amen.     

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

  

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who manifested his great love for us through the paschal sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ. Let us say to him:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of March: for disarmament and peace. Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders chose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence. We pray: (R.)

2. That we may have the faith of the patriarch Abraham and imitate him in his total response to God, the font of glory and blessings. We pray: (R.)

3. That we may be receptive to the mystery of the Lord’s transfiguration and respond to our Christian vocation to grace and glory. We pray: (R.)

4. That the “seeds of holiness … of transformation… of becoming” may continue their dynamic growth in our lives and that by our acts of solidarity and charity to the needy we may allow the light of Christ’s glory to shine upon all. We pray: (R.)

5. That the sick may be healed, the refugees may find a welcoming home, that those who work to alleviate the world’s afflictions may be blessed by the Lord, and that our faithful departed may rest in peace, we pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be included.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Lord,

bless your people and fill them with zeal.

Strengthen them by your love to do your will.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another fitting song may be sung.   

 

 

 

 

 

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR

Third Sunday of Lent, Year A

March 8, 2026

“JESUS SAVIOR: He Is the Water of Life”

 

(+) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(A moment of silence)

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

WORDS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE

Wearied by his journey, Jesus sat down beside a well. It was about the sixth hour. Already divine mysteries begin. Not for nothing is Jesus wearied; not for nothing does the Power of God suffer fatigue. Not for nothing does he who refreshes the weary endure weariness. Not for nothing is he wearied, whose absence makes us weary, whose presence gives us strength … It was for your sake that Jesus was wearied by his journey. In Jesus we encounter divine power together with weakness … The power of Christ created you; the weakness of Christ recreated you … You must be strong in his weakness, for there is more power in divine weakness than in human strength.

 

SILENT ADORATION

OPENING PRAYER

Leader: God,

you have taught us to overcome our sins

by prayer, fasting and works of mercy.

When we are discouraged by our weakness

give us confidence in your love.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

Part I

JESUS MASTER TRUTH

Listening to the Word

 

FIRST READING: Ex 17:3-7

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

GOSPEL READING: Jn 4:5-42

 POINTS FOR REFLECTION 

In today’s Gospel episode, the weariness and thirst of Jesus in the midday heat as he sits by Jacob’s well calls to mind his experience of acute thirst as he hangs upon the wood of the Cross, in the merciless heat of the sun at Mount Calvary. Jesus’ thirst at Sychar, which has made him request the Samaritan woman a drink, points to his ultimate thirst on the “tree of affliction”. In his death, he is like water draining away. In his utter abandonment on the Cross he yearns and thirsts for the salvation of souls. In a great miracle of love, the death of Jesus on the Cross fulfills his promise to the Samaritan woman: “Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (Jn 4:14). By his death on the cross, Jesus becomes the font of eternal life.

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

 

Part II

JESUS MASTER WAY

Confrontation with the Word

 

POINTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE HEART

Am I grateful to Jesus for the gift of living water? Like the Samaritan woman, does my encounter with Jesus at the spring of living water transform me into a missionary of Good News?

 

PRAYING WITH THE WORD

(Adapted from the Ambrosian Preface)

 Leader: O loving Lord,

in order to offer us the mystery of your humility,

you asked the Samaritan woman for a drink.

You deigned to thirst for her faith

and caused the gift of faith

to be born in her.

By asking her for water,

you lit within her the fire of the love of God.

Look upon us with immense mercy

that we may have the strength

to forsake the deep darkness of sin.

May we spurn the waters of harmful passion

and thirst unceasingly for you,

the fountain of life and the source of all goodness.

We give you thanks,

we adore and praise you, now and forever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another appropriate song may be sung.

  

Part III

JESUS LIFE

Acting upon the Word

 

PERSONAL PRAYER

CONTEMPLATING WITH MARY THE FACE OF CHRIST: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary may be prayed in part or in full.

 

THE WAY OF SOLIDARITY: PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: With trust and confidence, let us present our petitions to our loving God who manifested his great love for us through the paschal sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ. Let us say to him:

(R.) LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. For the Holy Father’s General Intention for this month of March: for disarmament and peace. Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders chose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence. We pray: (R

2. That we may feel deeply the “thirst” of Jesus for souls, be receptive to God’s gift of living water and truly live the meaning of baptism as the sacrament of regeneration and the renewal by the Holy Spirit. We pray: (R.)

3. That by our acts of charity we may slake the various “thirsts” of the needy people in our society, and may help provide clean water for the many poor in various developing countries. We pray: (R.)

4. That the deep spiritual thirst of humankind for eternal life may be fully satisfied and that by our acts of justice and peace we may let “the love of God poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit” flourish and bear abundant fruit. We pray: (R.)

5. That God may provide life-giving waters for drought stricken lands and make human toil fruitful, that our efforts to promote the integration of creation may be blessed by the Lord, and that the faithful departed may rejoice in the green pastures of everlasting life. We pray: (R.)

(Other prayers may be included.)

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Almighty and eternal God,

may your Church increase in true joy.

May the candidates for baptism

and all the family of man

be reborn into the life of your kingdom.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever.

Assembly: Amen.

 

FINAL SONG: A Lenten song, a Eucharistic hymn or another fitting song may be sung.   

 

 

 

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Prepared by Sr. Mary Margaret Tapang, PDDM

 

 

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