1st Sunday in lent

Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the
basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense
preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This catechetical focus on
the meaning of faith is at the heart of our Lenten journey to the baptismal waters of
Easter. Hungry for God’s mercy, we receive the bread of life to nourish us for the
days ahead.