The First Sunday in Lent
THE COLLECT
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan:
Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know
the weaknesses of each of us, let each one finds you mighty to save; through Jesus
Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an
inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the
first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord
your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the
Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest
who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God
that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.”
When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of
the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A
wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as
an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous.
When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on
us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and
saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.
The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with
a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into
this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I
bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall
set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God.
Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall
celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your
house.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
PSALM Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, *
abides under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 He shall say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my stronghold, *
my God in whom I put my trust.”
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, *
and the Most High your habitation,
10 There shall no evil happen to you, *
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over you, *
to keep you in all your ways.
12 They shall bear you in their hands, *
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; *
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
14 Because he is bound to me in love, therefore will I deliver him; *
I will protect him, because he knows my Name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; *
I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, *
and show him my salvation.
EPISTLE Romans 10:8b-13
“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of
faith that we pro claim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the
mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will
be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same
Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who
calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ according to:
Luke 4:1-13 People: Glory to You Lord Christ
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the
Spirit in the wilder ness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He
ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to
become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live
by bread alone.’” Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all
the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their
glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to
anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus
answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only
him.’” Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of
the temple, saying 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
protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not
dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put
the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished every test, he
departed from him until an opportune time.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ