First Sunday of Lent 11:30 a.m. Mass - Sunday, February 26, 2023

First Sunday of Lent 11:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, February 26, 2023 Our Lady of Africa Parish Pastor: Fr. Bob Kelly, SVD Associate Pastor: Fr. Carl Gales, SVD FIRST READING A reading from the Book of Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 The creation of our first parents, and sin. RESPONSORIAL PSALM Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. SECOND READING A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans: 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19 Where sin increased, there grace increased all the more. GOSPEL ✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew: 4:1-11 Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights and was tempted. Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License number: A-400608 Valid for: 06/29/2022 – 06/28/2023. All rights reserved.