FACING DEATH WITH JESUS
The hour of Jesus is the hour of his glorification. Jesus uses the figure of a grain going down under the earth to explain his own glorification. The seed has to die in order to produce a vibrant plant out of it. Jesus speaks in the same way about his own death. Like any human person Jesus is also anxious about what is going to happen to him. This is clear from his words when he says that his soul is troubled. Yet he does not ask his Father to save him from the impending suffering and death. Jesus goes to his passion with the sole intention of saving people. He wants to draw all people to himself. He is the Saviour of all. In the First Reading we have a new covenant proposed by Jeremiah. The new covenant is different from all the previous covenants. Its precepts are written in people’s hearts and not on stone tablets. In the Second Reading the author to the Hebrews writes that the suffering and death of Jesus becomes the source of eternal salvation to all who believe in him.
Liturgical materials for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/u_qKn_8-PXo
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