Cathedral Parish - What is on During Lent.
What did Jesus do during Lent? -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 afterwards was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread
There are three tenants of Lent: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Since many people don't fast, the Catholic Bishops have determined that giving up meat is a fast equivalent. Also, some Catholics give up a favourite or a food usually for Lent and add it back after Easter.
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 afterwards was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread
There are three tenants of Lent: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Since many people don't fast, the Catholic Bishops have determined that giving up meat is a fast equivalent. Also, some Catholics give up a favourite or a food usually for Lent and add it back after Easter.
Diocese of Plymouth Jubilee Lenten Offerings: Week 1
A Reflection on the readings for the first Sunday of Lent
by Monsignor Robert Draper
9th March – First Sunday of Lent
Dt 26:4-10; Ps 90; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13
One can make a case for reminding ourselves that we should think of geography in theological terms when we explore the scriptures. The readings of Lent are a case in point. There are of course many areas of wilderness or desert in the middle east, and yet for the scriptural tradition, the desert is always the desert of the Exodus, the place where, above all, God journeyed with his people and the people learnt of God and the things of God. That means if we think of the desert as a place simply of absence, we miss an important point – the wilderness is a place of presence – God’s presence. That is helpful when we reflect on Lent as a journey into the desert – we go there in order to spend time with the God who journeys with us.
We can also use this reflection to explore the places where the three temptations of the Lord take place in today’s gospel. The first temptation is in the desert, and it is, of course, about bread, which resonates with the manna in the desert in the book of Exodus. For the second temptation Jesus is taken up a mountain – and if the wilderness is always the desert of Exodus, a mountain is always Sinai – the place of encounter with God, and there are many instances in the scriptures where the patriarchs and prophets encounter God on a mountain. And finally, the devil tempts Jesus on the parapet of the Temple – the place above all where God had chosen to dwell with his people.
It is worth reflecting that the temptations of the devil are futile ultimately because their locations are resonant of the presence of God. That should be something which should encourage all of us through Lent. When we are tempted, it is not because God is absent. God is always present, and the gospel today reminds us that such is certainly the case when we too meet with temptation.
by Monsignor Robert Draper
9th March – First Sunday of Lent
Dt 26:4-10; Ps 90; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13
One can make a case for reminding ourselves that we should think of geography in theological terms when we explore the scriptures. The readings of Lent are a case in point. There are of course many areas of wilderness or desert in the middle east, and yet for the scriptural tradition, the desert is always the desert of the Exodus, the place where, above all, God journeyed with his people and the people learnt of God and the things of God. That means if we think of the desert as a place simply of absence, we miss an important point – the wilderness is a place of presence – God’s presence. That is helpful when we reflect on Lent as a journey into the desert – we go there in order to spend time with the God who journeys with us.
We can also use this reflection to explore the places where the three temptations of the Lord take place in today’s gospel. The first temptation is in the desert, and it is, of course, about bread, which resonates with the manna in the desert in the book of Exodus. For the second temptation Jesus is taken up a mountain – and if the wilderness is always the desert of Exodus, a mountain is always Sinai – the place of encounter with God, and there are many instances in the scriptures where the patriarchs and prophets encounter God on a mountain. And finally, the devil tempts Jesus on the parapet of the Temple – the place above all where God had chosen to dwell with his people.
It is worth reflecting that the temptations of the devil are futile ultimately because their locations are resonant of the presence of God. That should be something which should encourage all of us through Lent. When we are tempted, it is not because God is absent. God is always present, and the gospel today reminds us that such is certainly the case when we too meet with temptation.
An intercession for the first Sunday of Lent
from CAFOD
As we recall Jesus' time in the desert, we pray for all those who face difficult living conditions in our world today: that they may know the joy of God's presence and find strength and support as they work towards their hopes for the future.
Family Fast Day is on the 14th March. Learn more at cafod.org.uk
from CAFOD
As we recall Jesus' time in the desert, we pray for all those who face difficult living conditions in our world today: that they may know the joy of God's presence and find strength and support as they work towards their hopes for the future.
Family Fast Day is on the 14th March. Learn more at cafod.org.uk
Stations of the Cross- Friday at midday at the Cathedral
Join us in the traditional prayer in Lent
Fast Day Lunch- after the stations of the Cross in the parish centre- home made soup and a donation towards charity -come and join us on Friday Lunch time.
Join us in the traditional prayer in Lent
Fast Day Lunch- after the stations of the Cross in the parish centre- home made soup and a donation towards charity -come and join us on Friday Lunch time.
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Confessions- available daily at the weekday Masses
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Rite of Election- Join us at the Cathedral for the Rite of Election and welcome those from around the Diocese who are being received into the Catholic Church this Easter. Sunday 9th March at 3pm
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Joining the World in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament-
Friday 28th March- Jubilee Special Intention- please sign up for a time of prayer.
Friday 28th March- Jubilee Special Intention- please sign up for a time of prayer.
