Today the Church celebrates the First Sunday of Lent. The assigned readings are Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Romans 10:8-13, and Luke 4:1-13. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 91 (Psalm 91:1-2, 10-15).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: "Psalm 91: Be With Me Lord" -- Haugen
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live on bread alone.’”
Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish. All this will be yours, if you worship me.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’”
Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ and: ‘With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’”
When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.
Reflections on these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: First Sunday of Lent (February 17, 2013)
The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for February 17, 2013: 1st Sunday of Lent (16 FEB 13)
The Quiet Corner: We should never challenge God’s will (14 FEB 13)
The Sacred Page: Lent as Spiritual Warfare: Readings for 1st Sunday in Lent (14 FEB 13)
Word on Fire: Sermon 632 : Three Questions from the Desert : 1st Sunday of Lent
Dr. Scott Hahn: Forty Days (February 17th 2013 - 1st Sunday in Lent)
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