March 9th 2025/ First Sunday of Lent

Mass Readings for the 1st Sunday of Lent Year C

• First Reading – Deuteronomy 26:4-10: Moses instructs the people to offer their first fruits to God, remembering their ancestors’ journey, oppression in Egypt, and God’s deliverance and gift of the promised land.
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 91: Trust in God, who protects and rescues those who call on Him. He commands His angels to guard you and promises to be with you in trouble, delivering and honoring you.
• Second Reading – Romans 10:8-13: Confess that Jesus is Lord and believe God raised him, and you will be saved. There is no distinction; all who call on the Lord will be saved.
• Gospel – Luke 4:1-13: Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert and tempted by the devil. He resisted by quoting Scripture, and the devil left him for a time.