This Week’s Gospel Message

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, February 26th is from Matthew 4:1-11.

“At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. . .Jesus answered him, ‘Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test. . .It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’ Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.”

Reflection: “Today’s Gospel reading is the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness as told by the author of Matthew’s Gospel. This story is also included in Luke and Mark. As a whole, these temptations are tests of Jesus’ willingness, as Son of God, to rely on God alone for nourishment, protection, and safety. Jesus’ responses come from the Book of Deuteronomy, which consists mostly of a very long speech that Moses gives when recommitting the Israelites to the covenant that God made with them on Sinai, before they cross over to the Promised Land. More precisely, they come from Deuteronomy 6—8, a section of text devoted to what the Israelites must do to faithfully live out the covenant in the Promised Land.” SOURCE: Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word, 2023

DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18; Matthew 25:1-46

Tuesday Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15 

Wednesday Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 11:29-32

Thursday Esther C: 12, 14-16, 23-25; Matthew 7:7-12

Friday Ezekiel 18:21-28; Matthew 5:20-26

Saturday Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Matthew 5:43-48

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