FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT C Lectionary #24
The first readings in Year C focus on the great moments that formed Israel 's covenant with God: the call of Abram/Abraham, the call of Moses, the passage through the sea, and entry into the Promised Land (but not in that order). The Gospel readings focus on similar events in the ministry of Jesus, as he assumes and expresses his understanding of and role in the divine covenant: temptation, transfiguration, announcement of repentance and mercy, parable of God's overwhelming mercy, personal assumption of the right to forgive sin (in that order). This Sunday's readings summarize the story of the liberation from Egypt in a ritual context and describe Jesus' acceptance of God against all temptation. The second reading applies those lessons to the life of the church.
Deuteronomy 26:4-10. A description of ritual covenant renewal set in the Temple but put on the lips of Moses.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (90) 91
A psalm of trust evoking the protection of God.
Acompáñame, Señor/Be with Me, O Lord (Hurd) FYC 231
Acompáñame, Señor/Be with Me, O Lord (Schiavone) FYC 232
Be with Me, Lord (Chepponis) PRM C133
Be with Me, Lord (Ferris) WC 400/PRM C18/PMB 582
Be with Me, Lord (Guimont) LPMG 33
Be with Me, Lord (Haugen) GC 85/PCY1 24/LMGM 510/WC 399/RS 123/CBW 46, 357/WS
Be with Me, Lord (Joncas) MI-BB/JS 642/GP 229/SP1 54
Be with Me, Lord (Peloquin) SI2 10
Be with Me, Lord (Peloquin/Gelineau) WOR 789
Be with Me, Lord, (Purtill) JS 757/GP 230/SP5 46/MI-BB
Be with Me, Lord (Roberts) LMGM 509
Be with Me, Lord (Schiavone) LP 36
Be with Me, Lord (Willcock) PFS 16
Lord, Be with Me (Haas) PCY9 46
Mi Amparo, Mi Refugio/My Refuge, My Stronghold (Hurd) GP 231
My Refuge, My Fortress (Guimont) CBW 496
My Refuge, My Stronghold/Call upon the Lord (Gelineau) WOR 49/CBW 421
Romans 10:8-13. One of Paul's major points in this letter is that justification comes from faith in Jesus Christ. He makes that point by evoking a quote from the Scriptures to illustrate how believers must be wholeheartedly committed to Jesus and express that faith in their lives. This faith breaks down all barriers: “The same Lord is Lord of all.”
Luke 4:1-13. The story of Jesus' temptation in the desert is always the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent. Its point is twofold: He was tempted as we are, but he remained faithful to God despite temptation.
Songs for the Liturgy
All That Is Hidden (2) JS 586/MI-BB/GP 585
All That We Have (1) GP 618/GC 601
At the Name of Jesus (2) WOR 499/CBW 538/MI-BB/CBW 427/JS 371/GP 424
*Be with Me, O God (Ps) JS 667
*Blest Be the Lord -- Schutte (Ps) GP 599/GC 617/MI-BB/JS 611
Covenant Hymn (1) GC 797/RS 904
Do Not Be Afraid (Ps) MI-BB/GP 630
Do Not Fear to Hope (Ps) GC 596/GP 597
Eternal Lord of Love (G) GC 385/JS 252/RS 554/CBW 360
*Forty Days and Forty Nights (G) WOR 419/BB/LMGM 42/JS 241/WC 517/GC 384/GP 345/PMB 232
*From Ashes to the Living Font (G) WC 508/RS 561/WS/PMB 236
*From the River to the Desert (G) HG 54
God Never Fails (Ps) LMGM 224
God of Abraham (1,G) GP 450/JS 555/GC 391/MI-BB
God Will Take Care of You (Ps,G,C) LMGM 183
Guide My Feet (Ps,G,C) GC 707
Here I Am, Lord – Ward (2,G) PMB 403/WC 772/WS
Hold Me In Life (Ps) MI-BB/GC 599/JS 670/GP 596
I Need You to Listen (Ps) GC 582/RS 716
I Say "Yes," Lord/Digo "Sí'," Señor (2) GC 597/RS 722
I Will Choose Christ (G) GP 459/JS 775/MI-BB
*Into Your Hands, Lord (Ps) JS 571/MI-BB
Jesus, Lead the Way (G) RS 755/GC 642/WOR 611
*Jesus, Tempted in the Desert (G) RS 548
Jesus, the New Covenant (1) WC 719
Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley (G) WOR 427/WC 511/RS 557/GC 393/WS/PMB 242
Journeysong (G) GP 581
Lead Me, Guide Me (Ps) LMGM 168/GC 574/WC 770/RS 712/WS/PMB 397
*Led by the Spirit (G) BB
*Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (G) WOR 417/BB/LMGM 40/JS 260/RS 553/GC 392/GP 348
My Refuge (Ps) GC 610
*Not by Bread Alone (G) GC 517
*O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (G) CBW 367
*On Eagle's Wings (Ps,G,C) GP 598/GC 611/MI-BB/JS 532/WC 844/RS 740/WS/PMB 453
Out of Darkness -- Walker (2) MI-BB/GC 689/JS 390/GP 574
Praise to You, O Christ Our Savior (2,G) MI-BB/GC 515/JS 730/RS 652/GP 662/CBW 442
Show Us Your Mercy (1) GP 473
Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door (2) LMGM 34/WOR 415/RS 547/GC 395/GP 354/WC 515/WS
Thanks Be to God (1) WOR 526
Thanks Be to You (1) RS 708/GC 569
Thanks to God Whose Word Was Spoken (2) WOR 514
*The Glory of These Forty Days (G) WOR 422/BB/LMGM 32/JS 248/WC 512/RS 545/GC 388/GP 343/WS/PMB 237
The Lord Is My Hope (Ps) GP 631/MI-BB
The Lord Is Near -- Dameans (Ps) GC 609/GP 606
*The Word Is in Your Heart (2) GC 518
*These Forty Days of Lent (G) WC 509/WS/PMB 240
This Season Calls Us JS 382/BB
Though the Mountains May Fall (1,Ps) GC 602/CBW 665/MI-BB/JS 689/GP 605
Thy Way, O Lord (Ps,G) LMGM 39
*Tree of Life (1,G) GC 397/CBW 373
Turn to Me (Ps) JS 242/MI-BB/GP 342
We Will Serve the Lord (1,G) GC 665