Updated on February 5, 2024 by Charlie Vensel
Lent is a forty-day (excluding Sundays) period of fasting, repentance and spiritual discipline in the Christian calendar, observed by many denominations including the Anglican Church. The word Lent derives from lencten, an Old English term meaning spring. The… Read More
Category: Anglicanism, Calendar Tags: Abstinence, Anglicanism 101, Ash Wednesday, Charity, Easter Sunday, Fasting, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Holy Week, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Repentance
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What is Lent?
Updated on February 5, 2024 by Charlie Vensel
Lent is a forty-day (excluding Sundays) period of fasting, repentance and spiritual discipline in the Christian calendar, observed by many denominations including the Anglican Church. The word Lent derives from lencten, an Old English term meaning spring. The… Read More
Category: Anglicanism, Calendar Tags: Abstinence, Anglicanism 101, Ash Wednesday, Charity, Easter Sunday, Fasting, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Holy Week, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Repentance
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