22 March 2026 -- Fifth Sunday of Lent ‘A’
Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45
The Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45)
Two editorial levels can easily be distinguished in this passage from John’s Gospel. The original narrative was an account of the raising of Lazarus, the greatest of the miracles performed by Jesus. When John decided to insert this account at a crucial moment in Jesus’ life—that is, at the end of his ministry and the beginning of his passion—he transformed it. What now lies at the heart of the narrative is no longer the miracle itself, but rather Jesus’ dialogue with Martha.