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Glossa Ordinaria
Catena Aurea · Matthäusevangelium 3
Mt 3, Verses 1–3English original
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.
(ap. Anselm.) The desert typically means a life removed from the temptations of the world, such as befits the penitent.