Matthew 4:1-11

✠ Psalmody: Psalm 91:15a, c–16a; 1; Psalm 91:11-12; Psalm 91:1–7, 11–16; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 91:4 ✠ Lection: Genesis 3:1–21;2 Corinthians 6:1–10;Matthew 4:1–11 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The serpent is more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God has made. The evil and wily foe is your enemy, a no-longer-holy angel who has set himself against the Lord and His elect and has all manners of hostility and malice in his heart toward you. Your demise, your pain, your suffering your unbelief and faithlessness is the goal of all attacks broughtRead More →

Invocavit – Sunday 18 February A✠D 2024 ✠ Psalmody: Psalm 91:15a, c, 16;91:1-2, 9-10, 13;91:11–12;91:1, 2, 4a ✠ Lection: Genesis 3:1-21;2 Corinthians 6:1-10;St. Matthew 4:1-11 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation. This is what happened in the Garden when the serpent of old deceived our first parents. The devil is a created being, so taking on the Creator head-to-head in a battle of opposing strength or might is obviously, even in a fallen angel’s eyes, foolish with no possibility of success. In order toRead More →