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Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.
14 lut 2024 · Learn about the 40 day season of Lent in the Catholic Church, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Find resources on prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and the meaning and origins of Lent.
24 lut 2021 · Pope Francis invites us to experience Lent as a time of preparation for Easter, when we can welcome God into our lives and grow in faith, hope and charity. He suggests ways to make room for the Word of God, to distance ourselves from consumerism and selfishness, and to contemplate the face of Christ crucified.
24 paź 2024 · Lent is a period of penitential preparation for the Christian feast of Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday. Lent is observed for 40 days, in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fast in the wilderness, and focuses on fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.
Lent is a season of prayer and fasting before Easter. The season lasts 46 days and during this time, Catholics attend Mass and Reconciliation, make personal sacrifices, and perform additional acts of service and devotion. Lent ends with Easter Sunday, which marks the resurrection of the Lord.
Lent is the forty day period before Easter, excluding Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday). [This traditional enumeration does not precisely coincide with the calendar according to the liturgical reform.
Lent refers to a period of 40 days before Easter, beginning with Ash Wednesday and not including Sundays. We may associate it with ashes, memories of giving up chocolate or video games as children, and priests wearing purple vestments at Mass more often.
