Monday, February 20, 2012

Lent

  • The 40 days of Lent that lead to Easter are the most sacred and spiritually powerful in the Christian calendar.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Fat Tuesday is your last hurrah, folks, so let the carbo loading begin. Fat Tuesday will give way to a more solemn occasion -- Ash Wednesday-- and then a 40-day period of self-sacrifice known as Lent.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Kaduna -  The Catholic Diocese of Kaduna Province on Sunday called on the faithful to contribute toward improving the lives of the less privileged in the society. Rev. Fr.
  • (Vanguard)
  • With Lent only two days away, this is a blessed opportunity in our time of prayer and meditation to take our place at the foot of the Cross and contemplate the true meaning of human suffering.
  • (Examiner)
  • That the saints of history said "Yes" to God is not a story. Esther, Mary, Jesus, Michael Sattler, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer are not unique because they answered the call.
  • (Houston Chronicle)
  • STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A series of free lectures and performances is planned at St. Rita's R.C. Church for Fridays during Lent. All events begin at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 281 Bradley Ave., in Meiers Corners.
  • (Staten Island Advance)
  • Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which kicks off Lent. Shrove Tuesday is a day of feasting, indulging and eating fats and other perishable foods like eggs. * In Iceland they celebrate Bursting Day, or Sprengidagur, which means burst.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • WLWT.com The time-honored tradition of ringing in the season of Lent with beads, bands and big-time fun once again ascends on Over-the-Rhine, and even the vendors at Findlay Market said theyre getting into the spirit Sunday.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The month before Lent on the Eastern calendar contains four Sundays of preparation, each with a biblical theme. First comes the Publican and the Pharisee, with its warning against misguided and boastful asceticism.
  • (Pueblo Chieftain)
  • Clergy and lay members of Episcopal churches across the state will hit the streets on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to distribute ashes to mark the start of the Christian holy season of Lent.
  • (NJ.com)

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