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1 ST MARK PARISH 602 Military Road, Rothschild, Wisconsin Parish Offices: 715-359-5206. Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Pastor: (Rev) Allan L. Slowiak, 715-359-5206 Primary Accompanist: Mikki Fronek, 715-359-5206 Deacon: Patrick McKeough, 715-359-5206 Pastoral Care to the Homebound: Susan Soriano, 715-675-3262 Director of Religious Educaon: Mary Hart, 715-359-5206 Secretary to the Parish: Mary Maly, 715-359-5206 Pastoral Musician: Mary Marn, 715-359-5206 Bookkeeper: Amy Tishken, 715-359-5206 Newman Catholic Schools at St. Mark 715-359-9662. Principal: Tina Meyer Email: [email protected] FAX: 715-355-8904 Web: www.smproths.org Bullen arcle deadline: Tuesdays by Noon Liturgical Schedule Monday, February 24 No Sacrament of Eucharist Tuesday, February 25 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am Wednesday, February 26 Ash Wednesday Liturgy of the Word and Distribuon of Ashes, 8:10 am, Noon, 6:30 pm St Clare Hospital, Noon Mt View, 2:00 pm Thursday, February 27 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am Friday, February 28 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am Staons of the Cross, 4:30 pm Saturday, February 29 Lent 1 No Sacrament of Reconciliaon Sacrament of Eucharist, 4:30 pm Sunday, March 1 Lent 1 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:00 am Sacrament of Eucharist, 10:00 am _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM - Contact the Parish Offices for bapsm dates and to register for preparaon sessions. SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION Saturday - 10:30 am SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING - Celebrated in the Spring and Fall or in the home and hospital. RCIA - A catechecal process to assist adults interested in becoming Catholic. Contact the Parish Offices. MARRIAGE - Couples planning to marry are to nofy the Parish Offices one year prior to the desired wedding date. FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH with the parish, Contact the Parish Offices and ask for Father Slowiak. Ordinal Time, Week 7 February 23, 2020

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ST MARK PARISH 602 Military Road, Rothschild, Wisconsin

Parish Offices: 715-359-5206. Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Pastor: (Rev) Allan L. Slowiak, 715-359-5206 Primary Accompanist: Mikki Fronek, 715-359-5206 Deacon: Patrick McKeough, 715-359-5206 Pastoral Care to the Homebound: Susan Soriano, 715-675-3262 Director of Religious Education: Mary Hart, 715-359-5206 Secretary to the Parish: Mary Maly, 715-359-5206 Pastoral Musician: Mary Martin, 715-359-5206 Bookkeeper: Amy Tishken, 715-359-5206

Newman Catholic Schools at St. Mark 715-359-9662. Principal: Tina Meyer

Email: [email protected] FAX: 715-355-8904 Web: www.smproths.org

Bulletin article deadline: Tuesdays by Noon

Liturgical Schedule

Monday, February 24 No Sacrament of Eucharist

Tuesday, February 25

Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am

Wednesday, February 26

Ash Wednesday Liturgy of the Word and Distribution of Ashes, 8:10 am, Noon, 6:30 pm St Clare Hospital, Noon Mt View, 2:00 pm

Thursday, February 27

Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am

Friday, February 28 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:10 am Stations of the Cross, 4:30 pm

Saturday, February 29

Lent 1 No Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacrament of Eucharist, 4:30 pm

Sunday, March 1 Lent 1 Sacrament of Eucharist, 8:00 am Sacrament of Eucharist, 10:00 am

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SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM - Contact the Parish Offices for baptism dates and to register for preparation sessions.

SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION Saturday - 10:30 am

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING - Celebrated in the Spring and Fall or in the home and hospital.

RCIA - A catechetical process to assist adults interested in becoming Catholic. Contact the Parish Offices.

MARRIAGE - Couples planning to marry are to notify the Parish Offices one year prior to the desired wedding date.

FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH with the parish, Contact the Parish Offices and ask for Father Slowiak.

Ordinal Time, Week 7

February 23, 2020

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SACRED WORSHIP

Lenten regulations: 1. Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are called to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays in Lent, and Good Friday.

2. Catholics who have celebrated their 18th birthday, until they celebrate their 59th birthday, are to fast on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday. This is understood to mean one full meal. Two smaller meals are in the spirit of the fast to maintain strength according to one’s needs.

Eating solid foods between meals is not in the spirit of the tradition of the fast.

Reflection of Today’s Scripture Texts —Father Slowiak Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Some accept that God’s invitation to be holy is to those of fine example and not to the majority. These verses from the Book of Leviticus challenge this attitude. We have here, testimony of God through Moses who calls to holiness “the whole Israelite community.” Not just the leaders, not only the adults, not just the men, but all are called to a way of life that would reflect the way of God. Generations later in the evolution of understanding, God in Jesus would widen the scope of this invitation to holiness, even to one’s enemies. 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 ‘Temple’ to those of Jewish origin in Corinth would have brought to mind the Jerusalem Temple, to converts of gentile origin, the temples in honor of the Greek gods. Paul used the image of temple and compares the work of the ministers of God to that of a builder and the community itself to the resulting building.

Paul understood his role to be that of a master builder constructing a community of believers on the firm foundation of the risen Christ Jesus. In this light he asks his readers, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” Matthew 5:38-48 The Gospel Community of Matthew, having a background in the Jewish tradition and thus Leviticus (above), have experienced God in Jesus calling them to holiness, that it takes great bravery to forgive. Jesus calls for such bravery as he challenged/es disciples to go beyond retaliation (“an eye for an eye”) and to “offer no resistance to one who is evil.” Then with examples Jesus continues to challenge human logic and our sense of fairness with “Turn your other cheek, go a second mile, hand over your coat as well as your shirt and give to anyone who asks of you.”

We have a tendency to attempt to diminish the challenges of Jesus by searching for loopholes in His words or coming up with rationalizations that dilutes His point. Matthew clarifies that believers in Jesus are called beyond the law and even the most generous ethical humanism (even the pagans do that) to a perfection that reflects God, a holiness that precludes revenge and retaliation.

LENT BEGINS ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

+ 8:10 am, Liturgy of the Word with Ashes

+ Noon, Liturgy of the Word with Ashes

+ 6:30 pm, Liturgy of the Word with Ashes

A day of fasting and meat abstinence.

Stations of the Cross, Friday’s at 4:30 pm, beginning February 28

Daily Intentions

Name Request Of Time Date

Ralph Van Wagner Mary Hart 10:00 Mar 01

Edwin Gleniecki Anges Gleniecki Mar 03

Mary Stevenson Mar 04

Kenneth Straub Friends Mar 05

Peter Wawrzaszek Ray and Connie Sheptoski Mar 06

Betty Straub Marveleen Mullins 4:30 Mar 07

Alex and Leona Zell Pat Puskarich 8:00 Mar 08

Carolyn Hayes Mar 10

Marion Featherman Mar 11

Evelyn Kasprzycki Edward Kasprzycki Mar 12

Peter Wawrzaszek Loren LaPorte Mar 13

Jack Vander Sanden Friends 4:30 Mar 14

George and Thedore Amelse

Marie Amelse 8:00 Mar 15

Phyllis Ziemer Family and Friends Mar 17

Susan Burger Debra Burger-Rekau Mar 19

Scott Sargent Mar 20

Francesca Angiulli Bob and Nancy Petulla 4:30 Mar 21

Lorraine Jakubowski Ray Swedowski 10:00 Mar 22

Ruth Weisbrod Family and Friends Mar 26

Parish Members - Cancer

Mar 27

Pricilla Tuckett Bob and Leigh Ogiba 4:30 Mar 28

John Poeske Sue and Gary Wdolslegel 8:00 Mar 29

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Liturgical Ministry

February 29 and March 1, Lent 1 4:30 pm Servers. Nicholas C., Carter C. Lectors. Al R., Bob P. Ministers of Hospitality. Paula S., Russ S. Extraordinary Ministers. Ethan O., Al R., Margee R., Phyllis B. (c), Penny D. (c), 2 volunteers Pastoral Musicians. Diane S., Ashley M.

8:00 am Servers. Lillian B., Claire B. Lectors. Stephen B., Thomas S. Ministers of Hospitality. Ron D., Deb M., Tim M., Bryan B. Extraordinary Ministers. Ross B., Ron D. (c), Todd J. (c), Loraine L., Kay R., 2 volunteers Pastoral Musicians. Mary M., Michele T.

10:00 am Servers. Jeremiah B., Volunteer Lectors. Sara G., Colleen H. Ministers of Hospitality. Terry C., Paul D. Extraordinary Ministers. Deacon Patrick (c), Roxann M. (c), Kim S., Sue S., Ron H., 2 volunteers Pastoral Musicians. Parish Choir

If there is a discrepancy, follow the online or printed schedule

Homebound Communion — Susan Soriano

Homebound visits for the week of February 23, Team A: Ann L, Laurie K., Margaret K., Pam Z.

Pastoral Music —Mary Martin

Upcoming Dates: Parish Choir February 26 No Rehearsal (Ash Wednesday) March 1 10:00 am, Liturgy

Handbell Choir February 25 3:45 pm, Rehearsal March 7 4:30 pm, Liturgy

The Gathering/Penitential Rite we will use during Lent will be Return to God,” by John Angotti. This contemporary Lenten gathering rite by John sets Alan Hommerding's hymn "From Ashes to the Living Font" as its verses, and is strengthened by Ed Bolduc's fine keyboard arrange-ment. The themes of this hymn include Repentance, Mercy, Forgiveness, Renewal, Healing, and Reconciliation.

Psalm 103 is a psalm of thankfulness. It thanks God for healing, for forgiveness of sin, for justice and compassion. The refrain, “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, rich in kindness, the Lord is kind and merciful,” reflects the everlasting love of God.

In the Liturgy of the Church —Helen Ackermann

Again, we are challenged by Jesus in the gospel from the community of Matthew. We are hearing more of the Sermon on the Mount. I suppose we find ourselves some-what uncomfortable as we read this gospel. Can we really let go of retaliation and rather be a people of reconciliation? And yet, this is what Jesus asks us to do. We know that often the words, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” have been used as a biblical basis for capital punishment or even war. We probably do not understand that these words from the Hebrew Scriptures were actually a way to limit retaliation. Jesus calls for more from us. He calls for us to be peace makers.

Jesus even calls us to love our enemies, to pray for those who persecute us. In our culture it is so easy in 2020 to actually despise those who have different ideas. To think of praying for them seems impossible. Hopefully we have come to believe that the divine spirit of God lives in each and every human. If we believe this, we can pray for even those we have come to believe are our enemies. They too bear God’s divinity within them. Jesus points this out with these words, “for he (the Father) makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” God loves each and every one of us. We too are to love others without reservation always seeking reconciliation rather than retaliation. If we are to love as God loves our love will be perfect. There is much to think about as we prepare to enter into the Season of Lent on February 26. Maybe our Lenten observance regarding our time of prayer can be to pray for those who we find far from us in our beliefs knowing that God loves them as much as God loves us.

We call to mind this week, Ash Wednesday, a day of Fast and Abstinence from meat: Times of Communal Prayer with Ashes is 8:10 am, Noon, 6:30 pm. Stations of the Cross begin at 4:30 pm on Fridays, beginning on February 28

CATHOLIC EDUCATION/FORMATION

Religious Education —Mary Hart

Ash Wednesday Prayer: February 26, families will gather for prayer at 6:30 pm in the church. No sessions in the school building that evening.

This week in Religious Ed . . . February 23 10:00 am, Sunday School

Marian Shrine Week of February 23, 2020

Bea Jagodzinski

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February 26 6:30 pm, Ash Wednesday Prayer for All Families in the church March 1 11:30 am, Confirmation Candidates attend Teens Serving Others at Holy Name Parish

Newman Catholic Schools The NCS Mission Statement reads:

Newman Catholic Schools provides excellence in education in a Catholic environment and enhances the personal and spiritual growth of our students to meet life's challenges.

Enrollment Timeline for the 2020-2021 School Year Online Registration 2020-2021 Open Now for

New and Returning Students https://www.newmancatholicschools.com/domain/1118

February 3 - April 16, WI Parental Choice Enrollment Window March 31, Scholarship Application deadline January 27 - May 15, Grant and Aid (GAP) Deadline (FACTS Tuition)

Registering for the 2020-2021 is as simple as completing the online application through Skyward Family Access. A step-by-step process has been laid out to make the process as clear as possible. Unless specified differently, questions can be directed to the Advancement Director, Sarah Keene, at [email protected] or 715-842-4805. Contact the school office if you need your username or password. •Log in to Skyward •Click on Family Access on the right on Skyward's home page. •Click on Online Registration to the left and select the student's name. You must update the information for all students enrolling or re-enrolling.

NCES: St Mark February 26 Ash Wednesday, 8:10 am, Liturgy of the Word with Ashes, School February 27 PreK, K-5 School In Session 4K No School February 28 PreK, K-5 School In Session 4K No School

FAMILY LIFE Diocese of LaCrosse Office of Marriage and Family Life: Safe Haven Safe Haven is an invitation by the bishops of the United States to reflect on and address the harms of pornography and protect children, individuals, marriages, and families in overcoming pornography in life-giving relationships. This year the focus is on Equipping the Family: Having Critical Conversations.

To join the Safe Digital Family Challenge text SECURE to 66866 to get started and you will receive one email a day for seven days to help you with the latest parental control ideas for your home. This resource is without cost and available in English and Spanish. For additional resources visit: https://diolc.org/marriage/addressing-pornography/

Covenant Eyes is a diocesan approved resource that is committed to creating resources that foster the virtue of chastity and the tools to overcome pornography use and addiction, these resources can be found at https://cleanheart.online/diocese-la-crosse, a diocesan website created in partnership with Covenant Eyes.

Check the insert in this bulletin for information on the resource, Confident: Helping Parents Navigate Online Ex-posure.

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Budget Committee

Operating Income

16-Feb 1 Jul-16 Feb 2020 Balance

Adult 15,489.50 377,939.82 585,000 207,060.18

Student 8.00 245.08 600 354.92

Offering 298.00 13,893.75 23,500 9,606.25

Debt Rdctn 220.00 7,976.00

Totals 16,015.50 400,054.65

Adult Tithe Summary

Tithe Budgeted Per Week 11,250.00

Received this Week 15,489.50

4,239.50

Avg Contribution this Week 109.85 (147 families/members)

Received Week 33 377,939.82

Budgeted Weeks 1-52 371,250.00

Budget 6,689.82

Other Income/Transfers

Circle of Joy 0.00 1,070.04

Votive Candles 0.00 1034.92

Cmpg Human Developemnt 0.00 230.00

Catholic Life Magazine 60.00 525.00

Hymnals 1,868.50 1,868.50

Endowment Trust (Holding) 0.00 50,600.00

Endowment Trust (Income) 0.00 4,683.40

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Regarding the Diocesan Annual Appeal Parish Goal: $88,240.00 Received as of 16 February, $53,236.10 from 227 parish members who have contributed 60.33% of the goal with an average contribution of $234.50 Thank you. Father Slowiak.

SOCIAL CONCERNS

IN THE AREA St. Matthew Parish, Wausau will once again be sponsoring Soup Suppers on the Wednesdays of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday, February 26 through April 8. Suppers will be served in the St. Matthew School cafeteria from 4:15 pm until 6:30 pm. Catholic Women’s Club Day of Prayer, March 2, with Father Tom Lindner at Saint Michael Parish - Krasowski Hall (611 Stark Street, Wausau). Registration and coffee at 10:00 am, conference begins at 10:30 am, Mass for Deceased Members at 11:30 am, Lunch served at Noon. St. Adalbert Catholic School, Rosholt, Bingo. March 8, starts at 1:00 pm, doors open at Noon. Concessions available. Over $600 in cash prizes—money raised will go to the needs of the school. Bring a new baby item to be donated to First Choice Pregnancy Center of Stevens Point and be entered into a raffle for a $20 gas card. St. Florian Parish, Hatley, Tenth Annual Holy Temptations Feast Night, March 14. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, available at the Parish Office or $20 at the door. Silent Auction. Proceeds support the St. Florian Youth Group. For more information call 715-446-3085 or visit http://www.stflos.org/HolyTempt.html

FISH FRIES St. Anne Church, Wausau, Fish Fries will be offered every Friday of Lent, beginning February 28, and continuing March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3. Serving from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Delivery from 4:30 to 6:45 pm, in the city of Wausau only, call Friday after 1:00 pm, 715-849-3930, to place your order. Visit https://stanneswausau.org/ for a full menu. St. Patrick Church, Halder, Fish Fry. Fridays during Lent, Feb-ruary 28 through April 10, serving from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. For carry outs call 715-693-2765. Gift certificates available. Cash or checks only.

Circle of Joy. Is in need of Saltine crackers, bath soap, and laundry soap Thank you;

appreciated!

Stewardship of Time and Talent Volunteer/community involvement this week

by parish members, 58.25 hours.

Mass Attendance 26-Jan 2-Feb 9-Feb 16-Feb

4:30 158 270 203 163

8:00 103 115 101 122

10:00 159 137 155 145

Total 420 522 459 430

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LADIES COUNCIL OF ST. MARK PARISH

Looking for a wonderful opportunity to help children in our community? Blessings in a Backpack DC Everest-Wausau is a program that provides food over the weekend to community children who are most at risk of facing hunger at home. There are many DC Everest and Wausau area children that struggle with access to food when school is not in session. Our goal is to bridge that food gap.

This year we are supporting over 1500 students from 24 schools in the Wausau and DC Everest School Districts. We expect those numbers to increase this year. We are feeding children at all the elementary schools in both districts as well as middle and junior high students.

Volunteer We still need 10 Volunteers from our parish to join us at the Idea Charter School; 4704 Camp Phillips Road, Schofield on Saturday, March 28 from 9:00 -11:00 am to pack backpacks and organize food.

To volunteer contact Mary Martin at 715-359-5206 or email [email protected].

Make a food donation or a monetary donation Blessings in a Backpack needs food items that are ready to eat and easy to prepare. We have developed a list of top food donation needs:

Box of Single Serving Oatmeal Packs Single Serving Cereal Boxes Macaroni and Cheese Individual Ravioli or SpaghettiOs Ramen Noodles Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Individual Fruit Cups

JUNE BUG ‘20 JUNE BUG ‘20 Minute Summary for 18 February 2020, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Discussion consisted of General Coordination and Committee Reports.

A summary of the significant issues: 1. To ensure accountability and to leave records for following years, all pur-

chases will need to be approved by Dave or Kathy Tyskiewicz, or Jeff Breitenbach, who will issue, through the Parish Offices, purchase order numbers per Father Slowiak and diocesan policy.

2. To funnel information to the correct people, a specific e-mail address has been created: [email protected] Committee and booth volunteers should use this email address Parishioners seeking in information, or to volunteer, should use this email address Potential donors, whether business or individual, should use this email address 3. To encourage volunteer participation, worker shifts will be two hours, except for the Children’s Games, which will be an hour and a half. 4. Volunteers may be asked to shift workstations, to ensure all areas are covered 5. Tickets will be used to purchase food/beer. 6. Raffle tickets will be available by Palm Sunday 7. Entertainment will include 2 bands, 2 DJ’s, and possibly ballet, tae kwon do, and square dance demonstrations. 8. Signup Genius will be used as the primary volunteer option; followed up with phone calls 9. Donors of mini raffle items can use [email protected] to let us know what they will contribute. Cash is always welcome 10. The next meeting is set for Thursday, March 5, at 6:00 pm, in the Parish Center.

Mark Your Calendars

JUNE BUG’20

JUNE 12 and 13

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SCRIPTURE TEXTS—Lent 1

Opening Prayer: Lord God, my entire life can be a struggle between good and evil. As I meditate on Your Holy Word, help me to know that Jesus struggled as well. Because of His relationship with you, He was able to overcome the temptations in His life. May I do the same, and may the observance of this Lenten Season bring me to a deeper relationship with You through Your Son, Jesus, He who is Lord forever and ever. Amen. GENESIS 2:7-9; 3:1-7 The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.

Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed. Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees grow that were delightful to look at and good for food, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God had made. The serpent asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?” The woman answered the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; it is only about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman: “You certainly will not die! No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods who know what is good and what is evil.” The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. PSALM 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 R/ (cf. 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. R/ Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

For I acknowledge my offense, and my sin is before me always: “Against you only have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight.” R/ Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. R/ Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. R/ Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. ROMANS 5:12-19 Brothers and sisters: Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all

sinned—for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is not accounted when there is no law. But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin after the pattern of the trespass of Adam, who is the type of the one who was to come. But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one, the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ over-flow for the many. And the gift is not like the result of the one who sinned. For after one sin there was the judgment that brought condemnation; but the gift, after many transgressions, brought acquittal. For if, by the transgression of the one, death came to reign through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one Jesus Christ. In conclusion, just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so, through one righteous act, acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so, through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous. MATTHEW 4:1-11 At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and after-wards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written: One does not live on bread alone,but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”

Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you and with their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Jesus answered him, “Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, "All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.” At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.”

Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him. Reflection Questions: 1. How are you influenced by the second creation story when you

hear that God formed a human out of clay and breathed into him his breath of life? Does creation story have an impact on how you view other humans?

2. What temptations do you struggle with? How has your friend-ship with God helped you to overcome these temptations?

3. During this Lenten Season, how will you honor the three prac-tices of almsgiving, prayer and fasting?

Concluding Prayer: Lord God, I give you thanks for the this Season of Lent when I might deepen my relationship with You through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Fill me with an authentic desire to follow in His way, He who is Lord forever and ever. Amen.

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