In Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” Satan is shown as alluring. Why did Jesus not succumb.Readings for the First Sunday of Lent (Year A) 1st March 2020.Reading 1Gn 2:7-9.3:1-7The creation of our first parents, and sin.PsalmPs 51:3-4,5-6,12-13,17Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.Reading 2Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12,17-19Where sin increased, there grace increased all the more.GospelMatt 4:1-11Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights and was tempted.