FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C
FIRST READING Deuteronomy 26:4-10
The Confession of faith of the chosen people.
Moses said to the people: “The priest shall take the basket (of first fruits) from your hand, and set it down
before the Lord your God. A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went down into Egypt and sojourned
there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. And the Egyptians treated us
so harshly, and afflicted us, and laid upon us harsh bondage. Then we cried to the Lord the God of our fathers,
and the Lord heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression; and the Lord brought us out
of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders; and he brought
us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. And behold, now I bring the first of
the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your
God, and worship before the Lord your God.’ The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 91:1-2. 10-11.12-13.14-15. (R v.15)
Response: Be with me, O Lord, when I am in distress.
1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, and abides in the shade of the Almighty, says to the Lord,
“My refuge, my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!” Resp.
2. Upon you no evil shall fall, no plague approach your tent. For you has he commanded his angels, to keep
you in all your ways. Resp.
3. They shall bear you upon their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone. On the lion and the viper
you will tread, and trample the young lion and serpent. Resp.
4. Since he clings to me in love, I will free him, protect him, for he knows my name. When he calls on me, I
will answer him; I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him, and give him glory. Resp.
SECOND READING Romans 10:8-13
The confession of faith of the believers in Christ.
Brethren: What does the Scripture say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of
faith which we preach); because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he
confesses with his lips and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all
who call upon him. For, “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. The word of the Lord.
GOSPEL Luke 4:1-13
He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness and tempted by the devil.
At that time, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in
the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was
hungry. The devil said to him, ‘If you are the son of God, command this stone to become bread.” And Jesus
answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” And the devil took him up, and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and
their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then will worship me, it shall all
be yours.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall
you serve.’” And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will give his angels charge of you, to
guard you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” And Jesus
answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” And when the devil had ended every
temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. The Gospel of the Lord.
REFLECTION
“WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED” (Rom.10:11)
Today, we celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. This is the special season of prayer, fasting and charity. In living
this season of Lent, indeed, in living these three pillars of Lent (prayer, fasting and charity), we are animated
and inspired by Faith, Hope and Charity. It is these virtues that link us, connect us directly with God. We
believe in Him, we hope in His promises, and we love Him above all things. For our reflection today, we shall
focus on faith. The Blessed Apostle teaches us thus in the second reading, “Whoever believes in Him will
never be disappointed.” (Romans 10:11)
In life, we have friends, relatives, people with whom we interact. Sometimes, this is on a daily basis at Church,
school, village, places of work, on the road /streets and other places. In all these interactions, there is a link that
binds us to the people that we work with, we live with. This link can be identified as trust. When this trust is
abused, we become disappointed. The Blessed Apostle Paul teaches us, “Whoever believes in Him will never
be disappointed.” People may (sometimes) disappoint you but God will never disappoint us.
Jesus Christ in the Gospel placed His trust in God and He was not disappointed. He overcame the temptation
because of that trust to which He Himself gives testimony saying, “Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Worship
the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" (Luke 4:8) and also “It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.'" (Luke 4:12) Yes, adoration of God is an act of faith, of believing that God is. God is, we too can and
indeed we believe in Him.
As every human being, Jesus Christ too is tempted in three forms; (i) the desires of the flesh; (ii) the desire of
sight; (iii) pride in life. In all these temptations, Jesus Christ comes out victorious because of His relationship
of trust with God and in His Word. He has been tempted like us but He did not sin. In Him, we have a merciful
High Priest as we read in a passage of Sacred Scripture, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
(Hebrews 4:15).
In believing God, we shall not be disappointed. In all the disappointments that come our way, we should not
give up but take them all to the Lord in prayer believing strongly that “whoever believes in Him will not be
disappointed.” By: Rev. Fr. Dr. Hilary R. Munyaneza
OLUNAKU LW’OMUKAMA I MU KISIIBO OMWAKA C
ESSOMO I Amateeka (26,4-10)
Okwatula okw’okukkiriza okw’eggwanga eddondobe.
Musa n’agamba Abaisraeli nti: Omusaserdooti aliddira ekibbo ky’oliba okutte mu ngalo zo n’akissa wansi awo
mu maaso g’altari y’Omukama, Katonda wo. Ggwe oliramiriza mu maaso ga Katonda n’ogamba nti: Kitaffe
yali muraramea, mubumgeese. Yaserengeta mu Misri ng’anoonya obubudamo. Baali batono nnyo ne
bafuukirayo eggwanga eddene ery’amaanyi, eritawunyikamu: Abasiri baatubonyaabonya, tibaatuwa ddembe ne
batuyisa ng’abaddu mu ngeri enkakanyavu ennyo. Kyokka twakowoola Omukama Katonda wa bajjajjafe,
Omukama n’awulira eddoboozi lyaffe n’alaba obuyinike bwaffe, ebibonoobono n’okuzitoowererwa kwaffe.
Omukama n’atuggya mu nsi y’e Misri n’engalo ez’amaanyi ng’omukono agugolodde, mu ntiisa, mu bikuumo
ne mu by’amagero. Yatuleeta wano n’atuwa ensi eno, ensi omukulukuta amatu n’omubisi gw’enjuki. Laba, ayi
Mukama, kaakati ndeese ebibala ebisoose ku bibala by’ensi by’ompadde. Awo n’olyoka obiteeka awo mu maas
g’Omukama, Katonda wo, n’ovuunamira Omukama Katonda wo. Ebyo Omukama y’abogera.
OLUYIMBA OLW’OKWEBUULIRIRA: Zab 90
Ekiddibwamu: Ayi Mukama mu buyinike beera nange.
1. Ggwe asula mu kigo ky’oyo ali waggulu ddala, ggwe abeera mu kisiikirize ky’Omuyinza wa byonna.
Gamba Omukama nti: Ggwe kiddukiro kyange, ekigo kyange, Katonda wange gwe nneesiga. Ekidd.
2. Akabi tikalikusemberera, n’akabenje tikalisemberera weema yo. Kubanga yalagira bamalayika be
bakukuume wonna wonna w’oyita. Ekidd.
3. Balikutwala mu mikono gyabwe, oleme kwekoona kigere kyonna ku jjinja. Olitambulira ku ttemankima
n’enswera, olirinnyirira empologoma ne ssesota. Ekidd.
4. Kubanga yannywererako, ndimuwonya, ndimutaasa kubanga yategeera erinnya lyange. Alinkowoola ne
mmuwulira, mu buyinike ndiba naye, ndimuwonya, ndimuwa ekitiibwa. Ekidd.
ESSOMO II Abaroma (10,8-13)
Abakkiriza Kristu nga bwe baatula okukkiriza kwabwe.
Ab’oluganda, Ekitabo ekitukuvu kigambo kitya? “Ekigambo kikuli awo kumpi mu kamwa ko, mu mutima
gwo.” Ky’aliko awo kye kigambo ky’okukkiriza kye tuyigiriza. Anti kasita oyatula Omukama Yezu mu kamwa
ko, ate mu mutima gwo n’okkiririza ddala nga Katonda yamuzuukiza mu bafu olirokoka. Okutukuzibwa,
omutima guteekwa okukkiriza; okulokoka, akamwa kateekwa okwatula. Anti Ekitabo ekitukuvu kigamba nti:
“Buli yenna amukkiriza taliswala”. Tiwali nno njawulo: oba muyudaaya oba mugereki, anti ng’Omukama wa
bonna ye omu, mugagga, bonna abamukoowoola tabajuza, Anti: “Buli yenna alikoowoola erinnya ly’Omukama
alirokoka”. Ebyo Omukama y’abyogera.
EVANJIRI Luka (4,1-13)
Mwoyo yamutwala mu ddungu n’akemebwa.
Mu budde buli Yezu ngajjudde Mwoyo Mutuukirivu, n’ava ku Yordani, Mwoyo n’amutwala mu ddungu,
ennaku amakumi ana, sitaani n’amukema. Mu nnaku ezo tiyaliiko k’alya; bwe zaggwako, enjala n’emuluma.
Sitaani n’amugamba nti: Oba oli Mwana wa Katonda, gamba ejjinja lino lifuuke omugaati! Yezu
n’amwanukula nti: Kyawandiikibwa nti: Omuntu tabeera mulamu lwa mugaaati gwokka, naye ne mu buli
kigambo kya Katonda. Sitaani n’amutwala ku lusozi oluwanvu ennyo, n’amwoleka mu kabanga kamu,
amawanga gonna eg’ensi n’ekitiibwa kyago, n’amugamba nti: Obuyinza bwonna ku mawanga ago n’ekitiibwa
kyago nnaabikuwa, kubanga byampeebwa, gwe njagala gwe mbiwa. Kale nno ggwe, bw’onoovuunama n’omala
onsinza, ebyo byonna binaaba bibyo. Yezu n’ayanukula n’amugamba nti: Kyawaandiikibwa nti: Osinzanga
Omukama Katonda wo, n’omuweereza ye yekka. Era n’amutwala e Yeruzalimu, n’amussa ku kitikkiro
ky’Ekiggwa, n’amugamba nti: Obo oli Mwana wa Katonda, weesule wansi; kubanga kyawandiikibwa nti:
Yakutegekera bamalayika be bakukuume, bakuwanirire mu mikono gyabwe, oleme okwekoona kigere ku
jjinja.. Yezu n’ayanukula n’amugamba nti: Baagamba nti: Tokemanga Mukama Katonda wo. Ekikemo kyonna
bwe kyaggwa, sitaani n’amusegulira okutuuka obudde okutuuka! Ebyo Omukama y’abyogera.
AKALOWOOZO
Omulamwa: “EKISIIBO KINO KITUBEERERE OLUTABAALO LWAFFE OLUTUKUVU
OLW’OKULWANYISA EBIKEMO BYA SITAANI”
Ab’oluganda abaagalwa, mbaaniriza mu budde buno obw’enjawulo obw’ekisiibo mwetukubirizibwa
okunyiikirira okukula mu by’omwoyo nga twongeramu amaanyi mu kwegayirira, mu kusiiba oba mu
kwebonereza, ne mu kugirira abalala ekisa nga tuyita mu bikolwa eby’ekisa! Nkakasa ng’ekisiibo kino
twakitandika bulungi ku lw’okusatu olwa vvu, era nga twategeerera ddala bulungi omukolo ogwakolebwa ku
olwo ogw’okusiigibwa evvu ettukuvu; ng’akabonero akalaga obumenyefu bwaffe ng’abantu, okwetowaza
kwaffe mu maaso ga Katonda, n’okubonerera kwaffe nga tusaba ekisonyiwo kya Katonda.
Abaagalwa ennyo, ekisiibo kino kyetwatandika kitubeerere olutabaalo lwaffe olutukuvu okulwanyisa ebikemo
bya sitaani ebitubeera awo okumpi bulijjo! Tulabire ku Yezu Kristu, naffe tufunvubire mu kulwanyisa ebikemo
bya sitaani nga Ye bweyabirwanyisa nga bwetusomye mu vanjiri etuweereddwa! Mu Vanjiri (Luka 4: 1-13),
Yezu ng’amaze okubatizibwa, newankubadde ng’ajjudde Mwoyo Mutuukirivu, sitaani amusemberera
n’atandika okumukema ng’amuleetera ebikemo eby’enjawulo nga bwetuwulidde. Naye mu ebyo byonna, Yezu
asigala tasendeddwa kugoberera bikemo ebyo, wabula abirwanyisa, bwatyo n’asigala ng’atwalibwa ebyo
ebyawandiikibwa – ekigambo kya Katonda Kitaawe!
Ab’oluganda, Yezu Kristu Yennyini atugamba; nti sitaani tajjirira kirala wabula okubba, okutta, n’okuzikiriza
(Yoanna 10:10)! Sso nga era tulina okukimanya; nti sitaani asemberera nnyo abalungi abakolerera
obutuukirivu, ng’ayagala nabo okubawabya, okusinga ababi b’atakyetaaga kusuula anti nga yabamala dda!
N’olw’ekyo, mu budde buno obw’enneema mwetuyitibwa okukula mu butuukirivu, ate sitaani mwagenda
n’okwongera okutusemberera ddala okutulwanyisa ng’ayita mu bikemo ebya buli ngeri gamba nga: Okwagala
okwekkusa ffekka na ffekka awatali kufa ku balala; Okweyambisa obubi obuyinza bwaffe okusobola
okwewangulira ettutumu eritazimba ng’ate bwetulinnyirira abalala; Okubuusabuusa mu Katonda mu
bulamu bwaffe; Okugoberera amaddu g’emibiri gyaffe; Okugayaalirira eddiini; Okugayaalirira ekirungi era
ekisaanidde; n’ebirala bingi ddala!
Mu budde buno obw’ekisiibo, bino byonna tulina okufunvubira okubirwanyisa; nga tunyiikirira ekigambo kya
Katonda – anti ly’etteeka lye, nga twegayirira nnyo n’okusingawo bwetubadde tukola, nga twebonereza nga
tuyita mu kusiiba okw’amakulu okusobola okwegunjula mu kwefuga, era nga tukola ebikolwa eby’ekisa eri
banaffe ebinaatuyigiriza okubeera abalungi eri abalala! Nga tugoberedde bino, tujja kusobola okwoleka nga
bwetukyaaye sitaani, ne tulondawo okwagala Katonda n’okumukkiririzaamu, si na kigambo kya kamwa kaffe
kokka, naye ne mu bulamu bwaffe bwennyini obukyuukidde ddala (Abarooma 10: 8-13). Anti ne Yezu
teyakoma kwatula Kitaawe na kigambo bugambo naye ne mu bulamu bwe bwennyini, n’okutuuka okubuwaayo
ku musaalaba ng’afiiririra amazima, bwatyo asaanyeewo obulimba bwa sitaani.
Twesabire nno, ekisiibo kino kyetwatandika kitubeerere olutabaalo olutukuvu mwetunaakolera ebyo byonna
nga tulwanyisa ebikemo bya sitaani atuli obubi!
Omukama abeere nammwe!
REV. FR. FRANCIS OF ASSISI LUBANGA
READINGS AND SAINTS OF THE WEEK
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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15th Mar 2025 16th Mar 2025
St. John St. St. St. Leander St. Matilda St. Louise de 2nd Sunday of
Ogilvie Constantine Maximilian of Seville Ez 18:21-28 Marillac Lent Yr C
Lv 19:1-2.11- Is 55:10-11 Jon 3:1-10 Est 14:1.3- Ps 130:1-2.3- Dt 26:16-19 St. Abban
18 Ps 34:4-7.16- Ps 51:3-4.12- 4.11.13-14 4.5-7a.7bc-8 Ps 119:1-2.4- Gen 15:5-
Ps 19:8-10.15 19 13.18-19 Ps 138:1- Mt 5:20-26 5.7-8 12.17-18
Mt 25:31-46 Mt 6:7-15 Jl 2:12-13 2ab,2cde- Mt 5:43-48 Ps 27:1.7-8.8-
Lk 11:29-32 3,7c-8 9.13-14
Mt 7:7-12 Phil 3:17 –
4:1 (or Phil
3:20 – 4:1)
Lk 9:28b-36
