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Why was Jesus Tempted? Aquinas Knows

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Aquinas gives four reasons it was fitting for Jesus to be tempted.

The gospel this Sunday is about the temptation of Jesus. Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted. But why? Why was it the Spirit led Jesus into the desert? Saint Thomas Aquinas provides four reasons, and we have much we can learn from today’s Gospel.

Music: Peaceful by Luca Fraula
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