First Sunday of Lent Written by Kevin Aldrich on February 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment “Three Temptations of Christ” (detail). Sandro Botticelli, Sistine Chapel, 1481-1482 Today’s Gospel reading is on Christ’s forty days in the desert between his baptism and the beginning of his public life. Here are links to two outlines. Reparation and mortification Imitation of Christ’s merciful love