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Lent is the traditional season for renewal and penance but Catholics also observe each Friday of the year as days of penance. The link between Friday and penance is ancient and is reflected in the Irish language word for Friday: An Aoine ( The Fast )."
Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes 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 .
Many Christians choose to practice teetotalism during Lent, thus giving up alcoholic beverages during the liturgical season. [1] [2]A Lenten sacrifice is a spiritual practice where Christians, particularly Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, Moravians and the United Protestants voluntarily renounce a pleasure or luxury during the observance of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgates the following: [1] [2] You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor; You shall confess your sins at least once a year; You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season
Lent begins 46 days before the Saturday of Easter weekend (Easter Sunday falls on Sunday, March 31, 2024), but is only observed Monday-Saturday each week because every Sunday is viewed as a ...
Lent begins this week with the observation of Ash Wednesday, one of the most important religious observations each year for many Christian groups.
On weekdays of the first week of Great Lent, fasting is particularly severe, and many observe it by abstaining from all food for some period of time. According to strict observance, on the first five days (Monday through Friday) there are only two meals eaten, one on Wednesday and the other on Friday, both after the Presanctified Liturgy.
The three Sundays of Commemoration are a gradual entry into Lent, allowing for gradual asceticism and spiritual preparation. The three Sundays put an end to the season of the Epiphany as can be seen from the change of response in the Qadishat and wear different liturgical colours from white and gold to purple and black.