February 14, 2016
We hope that today is a good day.
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First Sunday of Lent
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Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
4 Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"☆
5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
8 Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"☆
9 He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
10 for it is written,
'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
11 and,
'On their hands they will bear you up,
lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"☆
12 Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"☆
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
☆4:4: Deuteronomy 8:3
☆4:8: Deuteronomy 6:13
☆4:11: Psalm 91:11-12
☆4:12: Deuteronomy 6:16
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Deuteronomy 26:4-10
4 The priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before the LORD your God's altar.
5 You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, "My father* was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.
6 The Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labour on us.
7 Then we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers. the LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.
8 the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great terror, with signs, and with wonders;
9 and he has brought us into this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10 Now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, the LORD, have given me." You shall set it down before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God.
*26:5: or, forefather
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Romans 10:8-13
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart";☆ that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."☆
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."☆
☆10:8: Deuteronomy 30:14
☆10:11: Isaiah 28:16
☆10:13: Joel 2:32
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◇ The World English Bible
http://ebible.org/web/
◇ Liturgical Calendar
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/calendarday.php?date=2016-02-14
◇ February 14, 2016 Daily Mass Reading
http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/16_02_14.mp3
◇ Daily Readings February 14, 2016
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/021416.cfm
◇ Zondervan King James Audio Bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/kjv/Luke.4
◇ King James Version Bible Online
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/book.php?book=Luke&chapter=4&verse=
◇ The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
◇ Douay-Rheims Bible
http://www.drbo.org/
☆ The Jesus Film (English Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pGEv9qXVaY
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