1st Sunday of Lent

Dear Parishioners,

As we start our journey through Lent, we read how Jesus was tempted by the devil. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke tells us about the temptation. Mark’s gospel account is very short; however, the accounts of the temptation in Matthew and Luke’s Gospel gives us more details. In St. Matthew’s version, the one we read today, the devil presents three temptations to Jesus. The devil tempts Jesus to use His power to appease His hunger. The devil tempts Jesus to put God’s promise of protection to the test; and the devil offers Jesus all of the kingdoms of the world if Jesus will worship him. In each case, Jesus resists the temptation, rebuking the devil with the words from Scripture. As we face temptations during the season of Lent, may we adopt the same confidence that Jesus had in the face of temptation: God’s word alone will suffice. God’s promise of protection can be trusted—God alone is God.

The second collection this weekend is for Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Wednesday, March 1st. Adoration begins at 1:00 P.M. and concludes with Benediction at 6:00 P.M.

Please join me in praying the Stations of the Cross on Friday at 6:00 P.M.

The 2023 Archdiocese of New Orleans Men’s Conference will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie on Saturday, March 4, 2023. This year’s theme is “As Christ Loved the Church” and will call men to imitate self-sacrificing love of Christ as a model for the vocation of all men in the Church. To register or for more information go to the website NolaCatholicMen.com.

The second collection next weekend will be for the Building Maintenance Fund.

Have a Blessed week!