Psalm, Gospel and Gospel Acclamation for First Sunday of Lent Year A
The Temptations of Jesus. First Sunday of Lent Year A
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Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17
R. (cf. 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
3 Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
4 Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
5 For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
6 “Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight.”
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
12 A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
13 Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Verse Before The Gospel – Matthew 4:4B
4B One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
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- The Temptations of Jesus.
Gospel – Matthew 4:1-11
- 1 At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.2 He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.3 The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”4 He said in reply, “It is written:
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.”5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, - 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:
He will command his angels concerning you
and with their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.”7 Jesus answered him, “Again it is written,
You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”8 Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,9 and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.”10 At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written:
The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.”11 Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.
The Temptations of Jesus.