Today the Church celebrates the First Sunday of Lent. The assigned readings are Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; and Matthew 4:1-11. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 51 (Psalm 51:3-6, 12-13, 17).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Be Merciful, O Lord (Haugen setting)
The Gospel reading is as follows:
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you and with their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus answered him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’”
Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, "All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.”
At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’”
Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.
Reflection on this feast:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: First Sunday of Lent (March 9, 2014)
Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio: The Great Temptation
The Sacred Page: Overcoming Temptation: 1st Sunday of Lent (3 MAR 14)
The Quiet Corner: True wealth is being in communion with God (6 MAR 14)
Word on Fire: Sermon 687: What Is The Matter With Us?: First Sunday of Lent
Dr. Scott Hahn: Tale of Two Adams (March 9th 2014 - First Sunday of Lent)
The Catholic World Report Blog: A Cross-less Christianity is a lie of the devil (8 MAR 14)
Spirituality of the Readings: Unscrambling (First Sunday of Lent A)
The Word Embodied: Unmasking the Great Deception (First Sunday of Lent A)
Historical Cultural Context: Spirits (First Sunday of Lent A)
Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Gregory Nazianzen
Word to Life Radio Broadcast: First Sunday of Lent (7 MAR 14)
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