tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8960651922603765770..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Water, Water, and More WaterPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-89906714447284967052011-03-31T00:21:46.948-05:002011-03-31T00:21:46.948-05:00I have to admit I did not make that connection Sun...I have to admit I did not make that connection Sunday. I just scanned through the sermon again (my Pastor prints a few copies so that those of us with hearing problems don't miss anything, which I really appreciate). I see that baptism was not mentioned, though otherwise it was a really good sermon.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503743050696171950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1733512874191292112011-03-30T08:35:26.134-05:002011-03-30T08:35:26.134-05:00Lent is the season of preparation for baptism, and...Lent is the season of preparation for baptism, and in the 3-year lectionary, especially in Year A (the current year), these pericopes are selected for Lent specifically because they have to do with baptism. Because of this, the Roman Rite allows the use of the Year A readings during Lent in Year B and Year C at masses for catechumens, that is, for those preparing for baptism.Mattnoreply@blogger.com