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Today's big question is: What is Lent?
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Dt 26:4-10 Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“The priest shall receive the basket from you
and shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God.
Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God,
‘My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household
and lived there as an alien.
But there he became a nation great, strong, and numerous.
When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us,
imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers,
and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil, and our
oppression.
He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm,
with terrifying power, with signs and wonders; and bringing us into this country,
he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey.
Therefore, I have now brought you the firstfruits of the products of the soil
which you, O LORD, have given me.’
And having set them before the LORD, your God,
you shall bow down in his presence.”
Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15.
R. (cf.
15b) Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent,
For to his angels he has given command about you,
that they guard you in all your ways.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Upon their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the asp and the viper; you shall trample down the lion and the dragon.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges
my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in distress;
I will deliver him and glorify him.
R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Reading II Rom 10:8-13
Brothers and sisters: What does Scripture say?
The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart
—that is, the word of faith that we preach—, for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus
is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
For the Scripture says, No one who believes in him will be put to
shame.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him.
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Verse Before the Gospel Mt 4:4b
One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the
mouth of God.
Gospel Lk 4:1-13
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.
This is the first Sunday of Lent, a time when we get rid of distractions to focus on what
is most important, God.
In the Gospel, the Spirit leads Jesus into the desert just like the Holy Spirit leads
us now into Lent, into a sort of desert where there are no distractions.
Living in the desert is hard and makes us think about what we want and what we value.
In the Gospel, Jesus has to deal with temptation in the desert.
He fasted for 40 days and was hungry.
Then the Devil shows up and tells him to turn a stone into bread if he is hungry.
Bread is not a bad thing.
But eating and pleasure are not the most important things, God’s will is.
Jesus says “One does not live on bread alone.”
Our lives should be about more than being comfy and happy.
The Devil then shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and says that he will give Jesus
power and glory if he worships the Devil. Power and glory aren’t bad because God is
powerful and glorious.
But we can’t just do whatever we want.
God is in charge, not us.
Often God’s plan for us isn’t making us super powerful and in charge of everything.
He calls us to self-sacrificing love.
Jesus puts God first when he says, “You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him
alone shall you serve."
Next, the Devil brings Jesus to the top of the Temple and tells him to jump and let the
angels catch him.
Jesus refuses because he doesn’t want to test God.
He chooses to trust him and not doubt his father’s love for him.
During Lent, we accompany Jesus on his journey to the Cross and then to his Resurrection
on Easter Sunday.
This Lent, let’s try to get rid of things that distract us from God.
Let’s think about what it really means to put him first.
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