After his baptism, Jesus went to the desert to think about and prepare for his ministry. He spent forty days and forty nights in the desert where he was tempted on three occasions by the Devil.
The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for the fourth Sunday before Lent in Year C is Luke 5.1–11, the story of the miraculous catch of fish, as we jump forward into Jesus’ ministry before returning to ...
During the season of Lent, Christians honor the 40 days that Jesus fasted in the desert by observing their ... you curtail ...