First Sunday of Lent

Today the Church celebrates the First Sunday of Lent. The assigned readings are Genesis 9:8-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22; and Mark 1:12-15. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 25 (Psalm 25:4-9).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 25 The Ways of the Lord are Love and Truth

The Gospel reading is as follows:

The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: First Sunday of Lent (February 22, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: First Sunday of Lent (February 22, 2015)

Msgr. Charles Pope: The True Rainbow in the Sky - A Reflection on the Readings of the First Sunday of Lent (21 FEB 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: What's Noah's Ark have to Do with Lent?

Word on Fire: The Ark, the Mass, and Re-Ordering the World (February 22, 2015)

Dr. Scott Hahn: The New Creation (February 22nd 2015 - First Sunday of Lent)

CWR Blog: The First Sunday of Lent: Deluges and Deserts, Sin and Salvation (21 FEB 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: What Is Lent (First Sunday of Lent B)

The Word Embodied: Floods and Deserts (First Sunday of Lent B)

Historical Cultural Context: The Test of Honor (First Sunday of Lent B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by John Justus Landsberg (First Sunday of Lent B)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: First Sunday of Lent (20 FEB 15)