In it we read about how Satan aggressively but unsuccessfully tempted Jesus in the desert. The first temptation took advantage of Jesus’ hunger. With the Lord having fasted for 40 days, Satan knew ...

Immediately before the devil tempted Jesus, He was baptized by John the ... holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 'If you are the Son of God,' he said, 'throw yourself ...

“Let us consider three aspects of Jesus’ temptation and of our own: its beginning, the way it takes place, and its result,” Cardinal Czerny said, reading the Pope's homily. “In this ...

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 bulk of the pope's homily was a reflection on the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent and the devil's temptation of Jesus in the desert for 40 days. "Let us reflect on the fact that we too ...