Responsorial Psalm
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who rest in the shadow of the Almighty,
say to the Lord, "My stronghold,
my refuge, my God in whom I trust!"
no harm will come upon you,
no disaster will draw near your home.
For he will command his angels
to guard you in all your ways.
They will lift you up with their hands
so that your foot will not hit a stone.
You will tread on wildcats and snakes
and trample the lion and the dragon.
"Because they cling to me, I will rescue them,"
says the Lord.
"I will protect those who know my name.
When they call to me, I will answer;
in time of trouble I will be with them;
I will deliver and honor them.
2nd. READING (Rom 10,8-13)
Scripture says: The word of God is near you, on your lips and in your hearts. This is
the message that we preach, and this is faith. You are saved if you confess with your
lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart you believe that God raised him from the dead.
By believing from the heart, you obtain true righteousness; by confessing the faith
with your lips you are saved. For Scripture says: No one who believes in him will be
ashamed. Here there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; all have the same
Lord, who is very generous with whoever calls on him. Truly, all who call upon the
name of the Lord will be saved.
Gospel
Jesus was now full of Holy Spirit. As he returned from the Jordan, the Spirit led him
into the desert where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He did not eat
anything during that time, and in the end he was hungry. The devil then said to him,
"If you are son of God, tell this stone to turn into bread." But Jesus answered,
"Scripture says: People cannot live on bread alone." Then the devil took him up to a
high place and showed him in a flash all the nations of the world. And he said to
Jesus, "I can give you power over all the nations and their wealth will be yours, for
power and wealth have been delivered to me and I give them to whom I wish. All this
will be yours provided you worship me." But Jesus replied, "Scripture says: You
shall worship the Lord your God and serve him alone. "Then the devil took him up to
Jerusalem and set him on the highest wall of the Temple; and he said, "If you are son
of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: God will order his angels to
take care of you and again: They will hold you in their hands, lest you hurt your foot
on the stones." But Jesus replied, "It is written: You shall not challenge the Lord your
God." When the devil had exhausted every way of tempting Jesus he left him, to return
another time.
