The First Sunday of Lent | Luke 4:1-13

Lent is fundamentally a battleground for us, a struggle to address is our lives the way in which we have become lazy or even negligent in our Christian life. Cardinal Burke and Father Edward Nemeth reflect on Our Lord’s sojourn in the desert for forty days, contained in Luke 4:1-13. As we enter into our […]

LENT SERIES | Enter the Desert - Reflection with Cardinal Burke

First Sunday of Lent Gospel Readings: Luke 4:1-13

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan
and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days,
to be tempted by the devil.
He ate nothing during those days,
and when they were over he was hungry.
The devil said to him,
“If you are the Son of God,
command this stone to become bread.”
Jesus answered him,
“It is written, One does not live on bread alone.”
Then he took him up and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant.
The devil said to him,
“I shall give to you all this power and glory;
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 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 Jerusalem,
made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him,
“If you are the Son of God,
throw yourself down from here, for it is written:
He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,
and:
With their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.”
Jesus said to him in reply,
“It also says,
You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”
When the devil had finished every temptation,
he departed from him for a time.

This reflection on the First Sunday of Lent is part of Cardinal Burke’s Lenten series with the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In this series, draw closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ through the inspired words of His Apostles in the Gospels.