Lent is the annual retreat of the Church. For 40 days, the People of God go into the wilderness. They follow in the steps of their Lord and Saviour, Jesus. If we believe Saint Mark, he had no choice: the Spirit “pushed” him into the wilderness. Thirty years of hidden life and the mystical illumination of his baptism in the Jordan were apparently not enough to prepare him for his public ministry. A season in the desert was needed with its ingredients – those of any retreat: sobriety, solitude and silence; battle with the Enemy; guidance of the Spirit.
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Awake in the wilderness
lent is the annual retreat of the church. for 40 days, the people of god go into the wilderness. they follow in the steps of their lord and ...
Dom Xavier Perrin
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