LENT is an important season in the Christian ... ahead of Easter celebrations where those celebrating will give up an indulgence for 40 days. It's observed by individuals from various churches ...

The two celebrations are connected because traditionally on Pancake Day, Christians eat the food they plan to give up for Lent. Lent 2024 runs until Thursday, March 28, with evening mass on what ...

Like all Christian holy days and holidays, Lent has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same. "What did you give up for Lent?" I had grown up in Baptist and other ...

Feeling that she had evolved spiritually to the point that it was no longer necessary for her to “give something up” for Lent, she let the liturgical season pass her by with little notice.

I'm not Catholic, but I used to give up something for Lent each year. Once I gave up chocolate; that lasted a week. Another year it was coffee (three days). One night a few years ago, during ...

We call this our Lenten Sacrifice. Shrove Tuesday is a day to say sorry to God for our sins and decide what to give up for Lent. But it’s also the last opportunity to enjoy our Lenten Sacrifices ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which ... For example, a person may give up his favorite TV show, but if he simply turns the television to another channel, the Lenten penance really does ...

Lent is an important season in the Christian ... ahead of Easter celebrations where those celebrating will give up an indulgence for 40 days. It's observed by individuals from various churches ...