During Lent we identify with Jesus´ temptation in the wilderness. We battle against the World, the Flesh and the Devil.
Have you noticed the significance of the number three in the story of Jesus´ temptation in the wilderness? He endures three temptations: to tempt God by throwing himself from the temple, to turn the rocks into bread, and to bow down to Satan. These temptations are the same three we renounce at baptism: the World, the Flesh and the Devil.
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Source: Fr Dwight Longenecker - Catholic Online
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