# First Sunday of Lent — 2026 — Lectionary Year A

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Podcast: [Encountering Jesus with the Church Fathers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/encountering-jesus-with-the-church-fathers-7116554)
Published: 2026-02-21T20:30:50+00:00
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## Resource

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Maximus of Turin’s Homily 51 pondering Jesus’ testing in the desert by Satan as recorded by the Evangelist, Saint Matthew. A reflection on the biblical experience of the desert appears on my blog (https://patrolo.gy/1Lent26).

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