Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Reflection from Dynamic Catholic Confused About Temptation Sign up for FREE Daily Reflections HERE SUNDAY MASS Readings from USCCB.org Verse Before the Gospel Matthew 4:4b One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. Gospel Matthew 4:1-11 At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” 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.” Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, 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, l...
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth. Reflection from Dynamic Catholic Sign up for FREE Daily Reflections HERE Readings from USCCB.org Verse Before the Gospel Ezekiel 33:11 I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion, that he may live. Gospel Luke 5:27-32 Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.” Readings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of ...