St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church : 40th Friday Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: Today is the 40th day of Valiya Noyambu (Great Lent). Jesus fasted for forty days and at the end of the fast he was tempted by the devil. On the 40th day of the Great Lent which is always a Friday, the church commemorates the tempting of Jesus and his triumph over Satan. After Jesus was baptized, Jesus was led up into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (St. Matthew 4: 1). We who are baptized into......

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