Father John Scannell - - Catholic Priest - Soldier's Chaplain ... Lent is not something negative. It is not a time when we merely give up drinking and smoking, cut out dancing and night-clubbing, turn off the television and bury ourselves alive. These are not the goals we are seeking.
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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...
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The purpose of the liturgical calendar is to relive the major events in Jesus’ life in real time, which is why Lent is forty days long. If Jesus were born on 25 December, then His conception—thus also His incarnation—would have been nine months earlier, on about 25 March.
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A brief background of Ash Wednessday covers the meaning, purpose, and ritual behind the first day of Lent. ... Meaning of Lent ... Home » Mind & Soul » Protestantism » Ash Wednesday Meaning and Purpose...
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Lent is a time of reflection and penitence, so it's appropriate that members of the Church of the Messiah will spend the next 40 days learning how to be more like Christ. ... This week the 120-member Episcopal mission church in Spotsylvania County started studying "The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?"
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Most years, I feel like I fail at Lent. This year, I think I got it. ... But the revelation was that of Lent, of the importance of observing the ancient custom of fasting from certain food or drink or other pleasures for 40 days before we celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.
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Lent Is Not Just About You and Me, or ... Lent is a time to take a serious look at our relationship with God. It is a time to train ourselves to more earnestly seek God through reflection, prayer, and sacrifice. Some miss the whole point of lent by turning it into a time of self-improvement or self-realization,
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frbobscorner.com/2008/01/29/purpose-of-lent/
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= = The Second Vatican Council states the purpose of Lent = = WOODEN NICKEL The Second Vatican Council states the purpose of Lent “as a period of closer attention to the Word of God and more ardent ... This Lent we hope the "gimmick" of a nail will serve that purpose for you,
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Link: dulcius ex asperis ? Blog Archive ? Forget 40 days of purpose, try Lent instead. Forget 40 days of purpose, try Lent instead A post well-worth reading for all Lent-phobic Evangelicals...... ... Link: dulcius ex asperis ? Blog Archive ? Forget 40 days of purpose, try Lent instead.
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