9 March 2025 1st Sunday of Lent Year C

1. Bread, after forty days of fasting, could have been

Opening Prayer very enticing to the Lord. While we may not hunger for
bread, how often are we tempted by the LURES of
L - Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances wealth, power, and comfort?
of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the
riches hidden in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue 2. We are not tempted to throw ourselves into the
their effects. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, rocks. But how often are we tempted to throw
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy ourselves onto the rocks of self-pity, worry, anger,
Spirit, God, for ever and ever. resentment, jealousy, self-righteousness, pride? These
All – Amen! are temptations that can easily crush our spirits.

3. Finally, most of us would draw back at the thought of

Lectio
bowing to Satan. Yet, how easy it is for us to bow before
the gods of career, prestige, material possessions,
L –A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (Lk
power, and the like, believing that all these will give us
4:1-13)
total fulfillment.
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the • Be alert because Satan is so astute. Satan will always
Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty
present evil as something good, something harmless,
days. There* he was tempted by the devil. He ate
nothing during those days, and when they were over he but in reality, they are deadly. He says, "Your God wants
was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of you to be MISERABLE …. BUT I WANT YOU TO BE
God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus HAPPY!" But in fact, what you enjoy 20 minutes of
answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live on pleasure would be equal to suffering in hell for eternity.
bread alone.’ ” Then he took him up and showed him all If the devil is wise, then we should be wiser.
the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil
said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory; Fr. Antonio, OAR
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 Oratio
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 Jeru salem, made him stand 1. Choose words or phrases in the Gospel that
on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you struck you the most and relate them to your
are the Son of God, throw yourself down ‘He will experience.
command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ and:
‘With their hands they will support you, lest you dash
your foot against a stone.’ ” Je sus said to him in reply,
'It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God to the Closing Prayer
test.’ ” When the devil had finished every temptation, L –– Lord Jesus, source of our hope and salvation, keep
he departed from him for a time.
us ever faithful to you in all the trials and temptations of
L- Gospel of the Lord life that we may share in your victory. You who live and
conquer for ever and ever.
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
REFLECTIONS:
Contemplatio ______________________________________________
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• Temptation is not in itself sinful. To be tempted is not ______________________________________________
a sin. In the Gospel, we see Christ himself tempted, but ______________________________________________
He did not sin. Temptation becomes a sin when we give ______________________________________________
in and allow the temptation to become action. May ______________________________________________
kaibahan ang TINUTUKSO sa NAGPAPATUKSO. Ang ______________________________________________
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tinutukso ay hindi nagkakasala, samantalang ang
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nagpapatukso ay siyang nagkakasala.

• Two attitudes towards temptations:

1. We can run away from temptations, or,

2. We can run after temptations – meaning to say, we

are the ones looking and running after temptations…..
In that way, we are making Satan jobless.

• The three temptations of Jesus in the desert are our

temptations:

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