Bishop Robert Barron – Sermon for 5th SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR A 2026

Friends, this Lent, we’ve been journeying through some marvelous stories in John: the woman at the well two weeks ago, the man born blind last week, and now the climactic story of the raising of Lazarus. The great miracles of Jesus in John’s Gospel are referred to as “semeia” in Greek—“signs.” They’re indicators of God’s power and manner that teach us great truths about our spiritual lives. And the raising of Lazarus teaches us about the ways of God amid our suffering. Why do these things happen? Why doesn’t God act?

Mass Readings:

Reading 1 — Ezekiel 37:12-14
Psalm — Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Reading 2 — Romans 8:8-11
Gospel — John 11:1-45

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