Excerpt from Sermons for the Christian Year, Vol. 2: First Sunday in Lent to Whit Sunday As we have now entered upon the holy season of L6nt, the Church most appropriately puts before us the gospel narrative of our Lord's fast of forty days in the desert. For this Lenten fast was instituted by the Church in commemoration of what is recorded in this day's gospel; in order that we might walk in the Footsteps of Him Who came to give us an ex ample how we ought to walk. But, my brethren, we must bear in mind that fasting is by no means the only thing which we have to consider at this holy season. The example of our divine Lord proves to us that it is also a time of retreat from the world, its conversation and amusements; that it is a time of preparation against the assaults of temptation. It is a most wonderful mystery that our Lord, Who is Holiness Itself, should have permitted Himself to be tempted by the evil spirit. But, my brethren, it was for our sakes that He did so, and for our con solation; in order to teach us how to conduct our selves under temptation, how to prepare for it, and how to overcome it. This, then, is the lesson which we are to derive from this Sunday's gospel, and let us study it well; for, assuredly, there is not one amongst us who is exempt from temptation, and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.