FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
"TEMPTATION"

Despite our penances and prayers, we know we are going to be tempted.  Just like Jesus.  Satan will be as cunning with us as he was with the Lord, for he still retains the powers and faculties of an angel. 
What does he know about your penances?  And why you do them?  The devil does not tempt us with things that don't attract, but what holds allure.  He remembers our past weaknesses and constantly brings them back into our minds.
How can we defeat the devil?  Watch and pray. 
May Mary be ever near us, especially when the devil draws close.