he was led into the desert by the Holy Spirit, to face temptation from the devil. Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights wandering the desert without food and he was very hungry. The devil appeared and ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays ... when the days begin to get longer. Jesus went into the desert to fast and pray before beginning his work for God.

“Christians believe that this is to represent Jesus Christ's sacrifice when he went into the desert to pray and fast for the 40 days before later dying on the cross. “In the Bible's New ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer ... Catholics and other denominations of faith in the place of Jesus’ entry into the desert before His death. It is a symbolic turning of one's heart towards ...