Title of the work in Latin
MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE
Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.
NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.
5. First Sunday of Lent: The Temptation of Christ
I Sunday of Lent
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Mt 4:1)
Christ wished to be tempted:
1. First, to give us help against temptations. For this reason, Gregory says: “It was not unworthy of our Redeemer to want to be tempted, He who came to be sacrificed; so that He could conquer our temptations with His, just as He conquered our death with His.”
2. Secondly, for our caution: so that no one, no matter how holy they are, considers themselves safe and immune from temptation. For this reason, He wanted to be tempted after baptism; because, as Hilary says, “the temptations of the devil are more frequent, especially against the saints, because these are the ones he most desires to conquer.” Hence, Scripture says (Eccl 2:1): “My son, when you enter the service of God, prepare yourself for trial and be firm in justice and fear, and prepare your soul for temptation.”
3. Thirdly, to give us an example of how we should overcome the temptations of the devil. Hence Augustine says: “Christ allowed Himself to be tempted by the devil, to show us how we will overcome his temptations, not only by His aid but also by His example.”
4. Fourthly, to stir us to trust in His mercy. Hence the Apostle says (Heb 4:15): “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
III, q. XLI, a. 1. (P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)
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5. First Sunday of Lent: The Temptation of Christ
I Sunday of Lent
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Mt 4:1)
Christ wished to be tempted:
1. First, to give us help against temptations. For this reason, Gregory says: “It was not unworthy of our Redeemer to want to be tempted, He who came to be sacrificed; so that He could conquer our temptations with His, just as He conquered our death with His.”
2. Secondly, for our caution: so that no one, no matter how holy they are, considers themselves safe and immune from temptation. For this reason, He wanted to be tempted after baptism; because, as Hilary says, “the temptations of the devil are more frequent, especially against the saints, because these are the ones he most desires to conquer.” Hence, Scripture says (Eccl 2:1): “My son, when you enter the service of God, prepare yourself for trial and be firm in justice and fear, and prepare your soul for temptation.”
3. Thirdly, to give us an example of how we should overcome the temptations of the devil. Hence Augustine says: “Christ allowed Himself to be tempted by the devil, to show us how we will overcome his temptations, not only by His aid but also by His example.”
4. Fourthly, to stir us to trust in His mercy. Hence the Apostle says (Heb 4:15): “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
III, q. XLI, a. 1. (P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)
#God #Deus #Isten #Gott #Jesus #Católico #Catholic #Katholik #katholisch #Katolikus #catholique #Faith #Fé #foi #信仰 #Latin #Latim #Gospel #Evangelho #Evangélium #évangile #Dieu #福音 #日本 #カトリック #Bible #Biblestr #Nostr #Grownostr