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1st Sunday of Lent of Sunday February 18, 2024

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(Cf. Psalm 90.15-16)
When he calls on me, I will answer him; I will deliver him and give him glory, I will grant him length of days.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

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First reading

Genesis 9.8-15

God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and...

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Psalm

Psalm 25

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my sal vation. R. Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your...

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Second reading

1 Peter 3.18-22

Beloved: Christ suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and...

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Gospel

Mark 1.12-15

After Jesus was baptized, the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the Angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested,...

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40 days

The theme of 40 days comes up repeatedly in Scripture. Noah sent the raven out 40 days after the flood abated (Gn 8). Moses fasted 40 days on Mount Sinai (Ex 34). Goliath taunts the Israelite army for 40 days...

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