Sources: Liturgical Year C – 2025

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This Month's Source Materials

The Fleet Sources – 22 March 2025 – Fifth Sunday of Lent- 19-A

Old Testament Times (N)

Jewish view of afterlife:
http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm
and
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/afterlife.html

Mary Who (N)

Marys in the Bible:
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq2/yq297.html

Mary of Magdala, recent scholarship:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0506.asp

It’s been said (N)

Catholic teaching about Purgatory:
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/purgatory

Dear Sr. Saint Henry (T)

“What should we do with the palms we receive?”

Aleteia – “What should I do with my blessed palms”
https://aleteia.org/2017/04/10/what-should-i-do-with-my-blessed-palms/

Answers – “What do you do with the old palms from Palm Sunday?”
https://www.answers.com/Q/What_do_you_do_with_the_old_palms_from_Palm_Sunday

Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 5^th Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Lenten_Season/Lent_5_a

Our Salvation History: Jacob’s Struggle (T)

Genesis 32:22-32

The Fleet Sources – 15 March 2026 – Fourth Sunday of Lent- 18-A

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Barr, David L. New Testament Story, An Introduction, 3rd ed. Wadsworth, Thompson Learning: Belmont, CA. 2002.
and
Thimmes, S. Pamela. Introduction to the Christian Scriptures. University of Dayton: Dayton, OH.

Dear Fr. Thom (N)

Laetare Sunday:
http://www.fathersforgood.org/ffg/en/big_four/laetare_sunday.html

Saints preserve us (N)

St. Isadore of Seville:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=58

It’s been said… (N)

The theology of kneeling:
http://www.adoremus.org/1102TheologyKneel.html

Our Salvation History: The Tricky Twin is Tricked! (T)

Genesis 29

The Fleet Sources – 8 March 2026- Third Sunday of Lent- 17-A

Chasing Holiness (N)

Mary’s fiat:
Cavins, Jeff, A Quick Journey Through the Bible, Ascension Press. West Chester, PA, 2008. Ch. 3.

link to information about Jeff Cavins’ Bible study programs:
www.BibleStudyforCatholics.com

Dear Fr. Thom (N)

On disposal of blessed items:
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=3802

Saints Preserve Us (N)

St. Toribio:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-766016
and
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14781a.htm

What’s in a word? (N)

scrutiny:
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/scrutiny-1.html

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Commentary on the Gospel of John:
http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/john.htm

Our Salvation History: Jacob’s Ladder (T)

Genesis 28:10-19

The Fleet Sources – 1 March 2026 – Second Sunday of Lent- 16-A

And the proper term is (N)

Memorials, feasts and solemnities:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zlitur240.htm

Lenten Factoids (N)

The pretzel:
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0535.html
and
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=543

Saints Preserve us (N)

Legends of Mary and Joseph:

The Protoevangelium of James, a 2^nd Century A.D. writing of unknown authorship, recounts a legend of the childhood and marriage of Mary. The entire text is available online:
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0847.htm

The Golden Legend, a medieval book recounting the lives of the saints, embellished upon the Protoevangelium of James. The entire 7 volume set is available online:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/goldenlegend/index.asp

Our Salvation History: Warring Nations & a Tricky Twin (T)

Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-45

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