The Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and nights, he was hungry. ~ Matthew 4:1-2 (ESV)
In the Western church tradition, the beginning of Lent is marked by Ash Wednesday. For the Eastern church, Lent begins on Clean Monday. Lent is the forty-day period (calculated in differing ways) leading up to Easter. The Lenten season is supposed to be a time of fasting, spiritual preparation, and imitation of Jesus’s withdrawal into the wilderness. For many these days, Lent is only associated with restaurant specials on fish sandwiches, but its true intent is meant to make our hearts hungry for the miracle of the Resurrection.