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SUMMARY:Skema
DESCRIPTION:Biblical Readings for Office and Mass\n1st Week of Lent\n\n\nMass Readings: Sunday (C)\, Weekdays (I)\nMarch 9 – 15\, 2025\n\n\n\nSun\n9\nMon\n10\nTue\n11\nWed\n12\nThu\n13\nFri\n14\nSat\n15\n\n\nOffice\n1st Sunday of Lent\nLenten Weekday\nLenten Weekday\nLenten Weekday\nLenten Weekday\nLenten Weekday\nLenten Weekday\n\n\nVigils\nHeb 4:1-13\nHeb 4:14-5:10\nHeb 5:11-6:20\nHeb 7:1-10\nHeb 7:11-28\nHeb 8:1-13\nHeb 9:1-10\n\n\nLauds\nExod 2:23-3:6\nExod 3:7-10\nExod 3:11-15\nExod 3:16-22\nExod 4:10-17\nExod 5:1-5\nExod 6:2-9\n\n\nMass\n24\n224\n225\n226\n227\n228\n229\n\n\n1st\nDeut 26:4-10\nLev 19:1-2\, 11-18\nIsa 55:10-11\nJonah 3:1-10\nEsth C:12\, 14-16\, 23-25\nEzek 18:21-28\nDeut 26:16-19\n\n\n2nd\nRom 10:8-13\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGospel\nLuke 4:1-13\nMatt 25:31-46\nMatt 6:7-15\nLuke 11:29-32\nMatt 7:7-12\nMatt 5:20-26\nMatt 5:43-48\n\n\nVespers\nDeut 4:32-40\nDeut 5:1-10\nDeut 5:11-15\nDeut 5:16-22\nDeut 5:32-6:3\nDeut 6:4-9\nDeut 6:10-15
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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - 1st Sun of Lent
DESCRIPTION:THE GREAT VALUE \nOF FASTING \nFrom a commentary by St John Chrysostom \n◊◊◊ \nThen Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the \ndevil. What does “then” mean? After the Spirit descended\, after the voice from \nheaven said: This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. The amazing \nthing is that Scripture says it was the Holy Spirit who led him there! \nAll that Jesus did and suffered was for our instruction. He consented to be \nled into the desert and to do battle with the devil so that when the baptized were \nassailed by greater temptations after baptism than before they would not be \ntroubled as though this were something unexpected\, but would remain \nsteadfast\, bearing them all nobly. You did not receive weapons so that you might \nsit at ease\, but so that you might fight! \nThe reason God does not prevent the onslaught of temptations are these: \nFirst\, so that you may learn that you have become now much stronger; then\, so \nthat you may remain modest\, for you will not be puffed up by the greatness of \nyour gifts if temptations can humble you; next\, because the wicked demon may \ndoubt at first whether you have really renounced him\, and the test of temptation \nwill convince him of your total desertion; fourth\, to confirm you\, who are now \nstronger and steadier than iron; fifth\, to give you clear evidence of the treasures \ncommitted to you. The devil would not have attacked you if he had not seen that \nyou have been raised to a position of great honor. \nNotice where it was that the spirit led Jesus – not into the city or the \nmarket place\, but into the desert. Since Jesus wished to entice the devil he gave \nhim his opportunity not only by his own hunger\, but also by his choice of place. \nThe devil usually attacks people when he sees them alone by themselves. He \ndoes not dare to do so when he sees them together with others. It is for this \nreason especially that we should frequently meet with one another. If we do not \nwe may become an easy prey for the devil. And so\, the devil finds Jesus in the \ndesert\, in a trackless wilderness. \nConsider how vile and wicked the devil’s approach is\, and what sort of \nopportunity he watches for. He does not come near when Jesus is fasting\, but \nonly when he is hungry. You should learn from this the great value of fasting and \nthat no weapon is more powerful against the devil. After baptism you should not \nbe filled with food and drink from a well laden table\, but should rather devote \nyourself to fasting. Jesus fasted not because he himself had any need to do so\, \nbut to give us an example.
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