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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

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Summary

Homily from the First Sunday of Lent.

Every story has a beginning.

As we begin Lent, we are faced with the question: If I live the next 25 years of my life the way I've lived the past seven days, where will I end up? Who will I become? We are writing our life story with every choice that we make. Are we writing in rebellion? Or with God as the Co-Author?

Mass Readings from February 22, 2026: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17Romans 5:12-19

Matthew 4:1-11

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sunday homilies with me, Father Mike Schmitz. I hope today's homily inspires and motivates you,
0:07.6	and I also hope that it leaves you hungry for the one who gave everything to feed you.
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0:28.3	God bless.
0:29.9	The Lord be with you.
0:31.5	And with your spirit.
0:32.8	You're reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
0:35.6	The Lord to you, Lord.
0:37.3	Chapter 4 verses 1 through 11.
0:40.1	At that time, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
0:45.1	He fasted for 40 days and 40 nights, and afterwards he was hungry.
0:49.0	The tempter approached him and said to him,
0:51.7	If you are the son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
0:56.2	Jesus said in reply, It is written, one does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes
1:01.3	forth from the mouth of God. Then the devil took him up to the Holy City. It made him stand on the
1:06.5	parapet of the temple and said to him, If you are the son of God, throw yourself down.
1:11.9	For it is written, he will command his angels concerning you,
1:14.9	and with their hands they will support you lest you dash your foot against a stone.
1:19.2	Jesus answered him.
1:20.8	Again it is written.
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