In the desert...was it no food at all, or was it bread and water, or what?
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What was Jesus' fast?
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I cannot contribute much except for the CCC:
538 The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately after his baptism by John. Driven by the Spirit into the desert, Jesus remains there for forty days without eating; he lives among wild beasts, and angels minister to him [cf. Mk 1:12-13]. At the end of this time Satan tempts him three times, seeking to compromise his filial attitude toward God. Jesus rebuffs these attacks, which recapitulate the temptations of Adam in Paradise and of Israel in the desert, and the devil leaves him "until an opportune time" [Lk 4:13].
Jesus can do anything, so I would not be surprised if there was absolutely no food or water. I think this is likely because Satan said to turn the stones of the desert into bread - and this would not have been much of a test if Jesus had had some bread.
538 The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately after his baptism by John. Driven by the Spirit into the desert, Jesus remains there for forty days without eating; he lives among wild beasts, and angels minister to him [cf. Mk 1:12-13]. At the end of this time Satan tempts him three times, seeking to compromise his filial attitude toward God. Jesus rebuffs these attacks, which recapitulate the temptations of Adam in Paradise and of Israel in the desert, and the devil leaves him "until an opportune time" [Lk 4:13].
Jesus can do anything, so I would not be surprised if there was absolutely no food or water. I think this is likely because Satan said to turn the stones of the desert into bread - and this would not have been much of a test if Jesus had had some bread.
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weird...why did I think it was the wilderness?
Must be the 8 hours of Physics and Statics homework tonight.....
Must be the 8 hours of Physics and Statics homework tonight.....
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It is my understanding that Jesus ate nothing for forty days. I've read testimony of a monk on Mount Athos who also ate nothing for the whole of Lent.
NB. this is only possible through the grace of God. Sinful people who are still slaves to their passions (I think that describes all of us here
) should never attempt such a thing.
John.
NB. this is only possible through the grace of God. Sinful people who are still slaves to their passions (I think that describes all of us here
) should never attempt such a thing.John.
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Thats one thing about college that I DEFINITELY do not miss!!!!tigersnare said:
When I leave work, in about 30 seconds, I will have nothing to do for the rest of the night. Ahhh how wonderful!!!
(But I still envy you that you're in college....seriously)
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ps139 said:Thats one thing about college that I DEFINITELY do not miss!!!!
When I leave work, in about 30 seconds, I will have nothing to do for the rest of the night. Ahhh how wonderful!!!
(But I still envy you that you're in college....seriously)
Ha, check this out, went to 4 hours of class today, 3 hours of work in the cold rain, and I'll be leaving in a minute here to go study until midnight! (Materials, Physics, Advanced Calculus, Statics, and C++)
How bout that for rubbing it in
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