与主叹啡:2026年2月22日

2026年2月22日
四旬期第一主日
福音: 玛4:1-11

今天是四旬期第一主日。取自圣玛窦福音的经文向我们展示了一个受到诱惑的耶稣。

生活中,我们难免也会如同耶稣一样,经受来自这个正在消逝的世界给我们带来的一些诱惑。我们身陷其中的时候,就会发现:我们越来越离享受这个世界,越来越以自我为中心,越来越想囤积这个世界的财富。这一切,全都是源自原罪对人性的创伤,而罪的本原,实质上是每个人内心深处的不安和对现状的不满。正如原祖父母所做的那样,他们对天主赐给他们的智慧和明达感到不满,罪就趁虚而入,使得魔鬼的奸计得逞。

同样,参与弥撒的时候,我们时常会沉迷于礼仪中的圣乐,时常会注目于祭台上主礼及辅祭的仪态,我们时常会渴望早些结束弥撒,好能在弥撒结束之后,在堂区门口领到一些食物,却忘记了在弥撒圣祭中,天主藉着祂的仆人向我们启示的一切,却忽略了我们在感恩祭中,领受的吾主耶稣基督的圣体圣血,却忽视了在每日生活中,活出福音的精神。在基督徒团体生活中,我们所担任的职务会使我们更接近天主,却忘记了,如果没有天主的恩赐,我们现今所拥有的一切,都将归于虚无。甚至认为:只要拥有这个世界的一切财富,便能取代天主了。这恰恰就是我们的软弱之所在。

今天,我们的主耶稣基督,祂在受魔鬼诱惑的时候,并没有向魔鬼屈服,而是以出自天主口中的一切言语战胜它。同样,当我们在软弱的时候,也要紧紧依靠天主圣言,用天主圣言作为战胜一切诱惑和各种艰难险阻的武器。

全能的天主,求祢恩赐我们藉着每年举行的神圣四旬斋期,对隐藏于基督内的财富,有更多的认识,藉相称的行为,致力追求他们的果效。藉着祢的子,我们的主耶稣基督,祢和祂及圣神,是唯一天主,永生永王。亚孟。

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Coffee with God:February 22, 2026

February 22, 2026
First Sunday of Lent
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11

Today is the First Sunday of Lent. The passage from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew presents to us Jesus being tempted.

In life, we too cannot avoid experiencing temptations from this passing world, just as Jesus did. When we are caught up in them, we find ourselves increasingly drawn to enjoying the world, growing more self-centred, and desiring to accumulate its wealth. All this stems from the wound of original sin on human nature, and the root of sin is essentially the inner restlessness and dissatisfaction with the present state that lies deep within each person. Just as our first parents did—who were discontented with the wisdom and discernment God had given them—sin seized the opportunity, and the devil’s deceit succeeded.

Similarly, when participating in the Mass, we often indulge in the sacred music of the liturgy, fix our gaze on the demeanour of the celebrant and ministers at the altar, or desire the Mass to end sooner so we can receive some food at the parish entrance afterward. Yet we forget all that God reveals to us through His servant in the Sacrifice of the Mass; we neglect the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ received in the Eucharist; and we overlook the need to live out the spirit of the Gospel in daily life. In the life of the Christian community, the roles we hold may bring us closer to God, but we forget that without God’s grace, everything we possess now would amount to nothing. We even think that having all the wealth of this world could replace God. This is precisely the source of our weakness.

Today, our Lord Jesus Christ, when He was tempted by the devil, did not yield to him. Instead, He defeated the devil with every word that comes from the mouth of God. Likewise, when we are weak, we must cling closely to the Word of God, using it as a weapon to overcome all temptations and difficulties.

Grant, almighty God,
through the yearly observances of holy Lent,
that we may grow in understanding
of the riches hidden in Christ
and by worthy conduct pursue their effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

©Totus Tuus 2026
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