Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time ... spare time to prayer or perhaps ...

the first day of Lent. The 40 days of prayer, fasting and abstinence prepare Christians for the celebration of Easter. It was ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

Lent is modeled after the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert ... “fasting is set aside and prayers are said standing, as a sign of the Resurrection, ...

How exactly the churches counted those 40 days varied depending on location. In the East, one only fasted on weekdays. The western church's Lent was one week shorter, but included Saturdays.

Great compline is a church service commemorating such occasions as the Eve of the Nativity of Christ or providing a structure to pray the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete during Lent. Small compline ...

Themes: the Christian festival of Lent; Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday; making a sacrifice. Summary: This assembly celebrates the Christian festival of Lent - the forty days preceding Easter.

This can be done through prayer, penance, mortifying the flesh ... It is also a time for people to enjoy making and eating pancakes. Lent is 40 days long to reflect the 40 days Jesus Christ ...

It's the first day of Lent, the 40-day season, not including Sundays, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But this year, getting ...