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First Sunday of Lent (Cycle A)

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The Temptation of Jesus Lectionary:  22 Reading 1 -  Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Responsorial Psalm -  Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 Reading 2 -  Romans 5:12-19 Verse - Matthew 4:4b Gospel -  Matthew 4:1-11 One does not live on bread alone. Every year, we begin our Lenten journey in the same place: the desert.   The Gospel for this Sunday places Jesus in the wilderness, fasting and praying, confronted by temptation. In that stark setting we find the pattern of our own Lenten journey: a movement away from distraction toward the heart of God, a testing that reveals what truly sustains us, and a call to conversion that reshapes our lives.  Throughout our lives, we are frequently confronted with tests … and these tests generally reveal something about ourselves: In school, we demonstrate that we have mastered an academic subject with a test  in sports, we demonstrate our level of a particular skill with a contest  In life, we demonstrate the integri...
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Deacon Candidate

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Sophomore year was actually year one (1) of three (3) as a Candidate.  The class schedule had settled into a "post" COVID rhythm. It was still Monday and Wednesday evenings, with one Saturday a month for everyone; however, all save one week (the week including the Saturday formation) were remote via Zoom and a couple included some asynchronous instruction.  All of us (all four classes) would first meet to do evening prayer, then depart for our respective classes.  Saturdays would also bring all classes together at the Pastoral Center in Braintree for morning prayer and included  The Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament , something that I had not really paid much attention to before then.  Although the wives no longer had to attend classes, they were still asked to come to two (2) events each semester (corresponding to one of the days the men had to also physically attend) where they did a little spiritual support and a little question and answer ...
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