First Sunday of Lent

Kindly find posted below the proper for liturgical use on the First Sunday of Lent, 5 March 2006. Throughout the Great Lent may the Lord bless you and all whom you love and serve.

1 Lent: "The Temptation of Jesus"

Prayer:
Merciful Father, as your Son Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert, he was tempted and tested yet did not sin. Through your Spirit discipline us unto perseverance, despite our weakness, so that we may learn to obey you and to trust in your power to forgive and save us. We ask this through your Son, Christ Jesus our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Corpus of Lectionary Citations:

Torah or History:
Deuteronomy 8:1-6
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
Deuteronomy 26:5-10

Psalm 51:1-6,12-15

Wisdom:
Psalm 25:4-9
Psalm 91:1-2,10-15
Proverbs 3:3-8

Prophets:
Isaiah 50:10-11
Isaiah 51:1-3

Deuterocanonical:
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 40:1-11

Apostolic Epistle:
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
Jude 0:5

Apostolic Account:
Acts 7:37-43
Revelation 12:13-17

Gospel:
Matthew 4:1-11
Mark 1:12-13
Luke 4:1-13

Proposed Readings for the Divine Liturgy:

Year A (2008)
Deuteronomy 8:1-6
Psalm 51:1-6,12-15
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
Matthew 4:1-11

Year B (2006)
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
Psalm 51:1-6,12-15
Acts 7:37-43
Mark 1:12-13

Year C (2007)
Deuteronomy 26:5-10
Psalm 51:1-6,12-15
Revelation 12:13-17
Luke 4:1-13

Post-Communion Prayer:
Father, we are grateful that your Spirit nourishes us through word and sacrament unto the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Lead us through our Lenten desert of repentance, conversion, and renewal unto the fullness of paschal joy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.