Monastery of Temptation (Quarantine) The Temptation is “The time of darkness” by T.L. de Victoria THE KINGDOM IS AMONG YOU SON, ALL I HAVE IS YOURS

Lent Cycle C WAY towards LIFE Sun 1- We are all tempted along the way Sun 2 - Jesus Transfigured is the SUMMIT Sun 3 – Way of conversion (Vineyard with fruit) Sun 4 - The Father awaits for the son that has left Sun 5 – God forgives us (as the adulteress) First step of the Road: Choose God or give missteps

Every life has its deserts The DESERT is a place of encounter with God and yourself

Lk 4:1-13 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan Images of the Monastery of the Temptation (Desert of Judah)

In the wilderness leaves him in the hands of the devil In the Jordan the SPIRIT leaves Jesus in the hands of the FATHER

and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil.

Jesus is tempted as ALL He does not fall, as ALL Frescoes from the 14th century in the Basilica of Como (Italy)

And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

When life is hard as a rock, we want the stones become loaves 1st temptation Easy living, that does not satisfy Monastery

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

Not only from bread does man live but also from living in our inner world «God is in this place, and I did not know it» (Gen 28:16) Monastery

And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours."

It is not Satan but the Cross, which gives Jesus all the kingdoms of the world To reach the glory we have «to lower» 2nd temptation Fresco of Como

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "' You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

Without worship life is empty We must worship in spirit and truth Monastery

And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "' He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

We were created to serve God, not to make use of God Jesus does not throw himself down, thinking that God will help him 3rd temptation Monastery

And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

He knows that God is LOVE and that although we do not now understand it, works things together for good to those who love Him (Rom 8: 28) Nor at difficult times, Jesus does not tempt but he always trusts his FATHER Fresco of Como

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Everything depends on the love that we have The way of life is full of opportunities for good Monastery

Lord, grant that exceeding the daily TEMPTATIONS, we move steadily towards Paschal Love

Nuns of St. Benet de Montserrat