On Ash Wednesday, Jesus warns us: don't perform your religion for show. Your Father sees what is hidden — and that's what matters.

On the First Sunday of Lent, we watch Jesus go into the desert for forty days and face the same temptations Adam faced. But where Adam failed, Jesus stands firm.

That's what Lent is for. Not performance. Transformation.

Ash Wednesday Readings: Joel 2:12-18 | Psalm 51 | 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021826.cfm

First Sunday of Lent Readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 | Psalm 51 | Romans 5:12-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022226.cfm