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Saint Augustine on the Ascension ; Catholic Online, 5/21/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier; Out of compassion for us he descended from ... ... Bread on the Trail: Making Room for God; Catholic Online, 5/3/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier; Cleaning out garages is a metaphor for so much ... ... What did you give up for Lent? »...
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www.catholic.org/clife/lent/
www.catholic.org/clife/lent/
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The Teutonic word Lent, which we employ to denote the forty days' fast preceding Easter, originally meant no more than the spring season. ... GET THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA ON CD-ROM ... This entire website is available on CD-ROM. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more... SALE: 20% off if you...
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.htm
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Lent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lent , in Christian tradition, is the period of the liturgical year leading up to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer — through prayer, penitence, almsgiving an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent
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A short explanation on why Catholics celebrate Lent. ... The Catholic Church, in an attempt to help Catholics do at least a minimum during Lent, asks all Catholics to fast and abstain from meat on certain days. Fasting means to limit food to one full meal a day with the possibility of two smaller meals (not adding up to a...
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www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/lent_catholic_church/
www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/lent_catholic_church/
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Although Ash Wednesday is not a Catholic holy day of obligation, it is an important part of the season of Lent. The first clear evidence of Ash Wednesday is around 960, and in the 12th century people began using palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday for ashes. ... •ARCHIVE; -St. Anthony Messenger; -Catholic Update;
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www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0204.asp
www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0204.asp
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A Catholic Lent feature with a 2009 Lenten calendar updated daily from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week and Good Friday. ... The Catholic season of Lent 2009 begins on Ash Wednesday, February 25. Prepare for Easter with our Lenten features and calendar, activities, readings and reflections updated daily from Ash...
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www.americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/
www.americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/
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Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of both fast and abstinence. In the United States, all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. ... Catholic Prayers ... Catholic Prayers; Lent; Lenten Rules; St. Leo the Great on Lent; Country Prayer for Lent; Short Lent Prayers; In the Dark; We Remember; Lenten Practices;
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www.webdesk.com/catholic/passages/lent/rules.html
www.webdesk.com/catholic/passages/lent/rules.html
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Dates: Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent officially ends at sundown on 9 April (Holy Thursday), with the beginning of the mass of the Lord’s Supper.
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Some Roman Catholic bishops in Italy have called for Catholics to give up technology, notably text messaging and Twitter, for Lent. Possible sacrifices they also considered include "all fun" and "things people like." ... Cochlear Implants, Psychic Powers, and Why Some People Reject the Bionic Life ... The Enhanced Human,
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gizmodo.com/5166028/catholic-bishops-call-for-abandonme...
gizmodo.com/5166028/catholic-bishops-call-for-abandonment-of-technology-during-lent
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