Repent And Believe In The Gospel
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER First Sunday Of Lent (YR B) Readings: Gen. 9:8-15Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:12-15 “This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel.” These words, taken from today’s Gospel, are the first words our Lord spoke in His public ministry. In fact, as St. Mark records the events, they are the first words our Lord spoke after facing the temptations of Satan in the desert.Perhaps it is part of God’s Providence that this year we hear these words twice in a month’s time; we just heard them on January 24.Before considering these words, we need to look at the context the Church gives us. In the second reading, St.…Continue Reading