He and Kimberly have six children (two of which are seminarians for the diocese of Steubenville) and eighteen grandchildren. Scott Hahn was born in 1957, and has been married to Kimberly since 1979. Please share on Facebook and other social media you choose below:ĭr. Scott Hahn and to subscribe to receive his Sunday Mass Reflections via email. Paul Center for Biblical Theology website to listen to an audio recording of this reflection from Dr. We must trust in His word, as we sing in today’s Psalm-that with Him is forgiveness and salvation. “I have promised and I will do it,” the Father assures us in the First Reading. If we believe as Martha does in today’s Gospel-that Jesus is the resurrection and the life-even if we die, we will live. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will give life to we who were once dead in sin.įaith is the key. This is the Spirit that Paul writes of in today’s Epistle. He has opened the graves that we may rise, put His Spirit in us that we may live. If we believe, we will see-that Jesus loves each of us as He loved Lazarus, that He calls us out of death and into new life.īy His Resurrection Jesus has fulfilled Ezekiel’s promise in today’s First Reading. And again like last week, Jesus’ words and deeds give sight to those who believe (see John 11:40). Like the man’s birth in blindness, Lazarus’ death is used by Jesus to reveal “the glory of God” (see John 9:3). John even recalls the blind man in his account today (see John 11:37). He stands for “dead man”-for all those Jesus loves and wants to liberate from the bands of sin and death. Like the blind man in last week’s readings, Lazarus represents all humanity. When Lazarus is raised, John notices the tombstone being taken away, as well as Lazarus’ burial cloths and head covering-all details he later notices with Jesus’ empty tomb (see John 20:1, 6, 7). His disciples warn against returning to Judea Thomas even predicts they will “die with Him” if they go back. That’s why John gives us the detail about Lazarus’ sister, Mary-that she is the one who anointed the Lord for burial (see John 12:3, 7). Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A).Īs we draw near to the end of Lent, today’s Gospel clearly has Jesus’ passion and death in view.

Lazarus tomb