1st Sunday of Lent - Temptation in the Desert
About 50 years ago, when the Church met in the great event we now know as the Second Vatican Council. They began a reform of the liturgy. One of those reforms made some serious changes to our readings at mass. While in the past there was only a single year's cycle of readings. The council decided it was important to look at how much of the scripture we read at mass. They radically expanded the amount of the bible covered at mass. Rather than a single year of readings, they decided on a 3 year cycle of Sunday readings. Yet, with all of those changes. The readings we use for Lent were so ancient, and put together so specifically, that they made up an exception. We use these readings every time we are in year A, and we use them every year at masses for catechumens, those preparing to enter the Church. That's significant, and so we should pay close attention to how these readings really fit together. This Sunday, as we b...