Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 4:1-1 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 2026

The Gospel of Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”Continue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Matthew 4:1-1 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 2026”

Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2025

The Gospel of Luke 4:1-13After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil saidContinue reading “Reflection on The Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2025”