FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

 

READINGS AT MASS

Gen. 9:8-15

Psalm 25

1 Pt. 3:18-22

Mark 1:12-15

Theme: A DIFFICULT PLACE

Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...

Today, like every first Sunday of Lent, we read about the temptation of Jesus. This year, we read the shortest version of this narrative from the Gospel according to Mark. 

Mark did not give us the details of the temptation, but only the summary of events. He simply tells us that the Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert and was put to the test by Satan.

Immediately after His Baptism and before the commencement of His mission, the Spirit led Jesus to a difficult place: a hard and dry place of temptation, darkness, and emptiness. 

Sometimes, God leads us through difficult situations and places to prepare us for the mission ahead. Our best preparations will often come from our wilderness experiences. Let us not try to escape such seasons of life, for they are so much worth our endurance and count towards the glory of God to be revealed in us.

PRAYER

Lord, keep us focused on your will through intense prayer and fasting. May our wilderness experiences throughout this Lenten season transform us for your glory. Amen.

May God bless you. 

-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre

Sunday, February 18, 2024. 

Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.