Lent
Lent: “spring”
Begins with Ash Wednesday
Ashes come from burnt palms from last year’s Palm Sunday
Ashes remind us that:
Ends with Holy Thursday
3 Practices:
Requirements:
People age 14 and older (to 59) NO MEAT on:
People age 18 and older (to 59) NO SNACKS BETWEEN MEALS on:
- Preparation time for Easter
- Color: purple
- Lasts 40 days, not including Sundays (mini Easters)
Begins with Ash Wednesday
Ashes come from burnt palms from last year’s Palm Sunday
Ashes remind us that:
- Our life here isn’t forever “for you are dust, and to dust you shall return”
- During this time, we are doing something special to come closer to Christ
Ends with Holy Thursday
3 Practices:
- Prayer
- Penance
- Almsgiving (charity)
Requirements:
People age 14 and older (to 59) NO MEAT on:
- Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
- All Fridays of Lent
People age 18 and older (to 59) NO SNACKS BETWEEN MEALS on:
- Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
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