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 and self-denial — for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which recalls the events linked to the Passion of Christ and culminates in Easter, the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Conventionally, it is described as being forty days long, though different denominations calculate the forty days differently. The forty days represent the time that, according to the Bible, Jesus spent in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, where he endured temptation by Satan.
This practice was virtually universal in Christendom until the Protestant Reformation.
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Twitter News:
NickJJJ: @Led_VoC SCREW LENT. DRINK YOUR BEVERAGE.
danisaurus27: RT @Jesus_M_Christ: Satan just sent me a text message. "I gave up Christianity for Lent, bitch. Love, Lucifer." What a douche.
discodan42: @SHADOWUSR What do you think Ryan has given up for lent? lol
KnowTea: @RaeWhitlock I can’t do the 1st Sun in Lent w/o singing "40 Days & 40 Nights."
ryankimleepark: @Led_VoC What is this lent people are on about ?
mYShyNe: RT @TheSocialMisfit My leggings had so much lent on them they looked velvet. Lmao*
mfac19: giving up meat and chocolate for Lent is tres difficult…*faints*
JJElektric: But yeah, I promised 2 not be online after midnight. I needed Lent 2 motivate me. :) RT @KatherineWahl
marzie9: @jordanknight I’m giving YOU up for lent because YOU don’t follow! :)-
adrianzaslona: @annaluna Vegas for Lent. That, my dear, is brave.
secretfireworks: @SonicPhantom oh here, as I’m off FB for #lent, d’you want that APR CD? Loads of rare demos and stuff. Some ‘mazing tracks that won’t be rl
JJElektric: This weekend is about taxes and cleaning, I’m afraid. :) RT @KatherineWahl: @JJElektric You have been rather absent lately. I blame Lent. ;)
UrbanPrinceps: @aaalisson thats not what lent was meant for silly
SPruitt23: Why did I give up drinking for Lent? This is some Bullshit !!!!!!
Lent Blog Results
- Reading for Lent « Pastor David Bostrom's Blog
Reading for Lent. February 20, 2010 dbostrom Leave a comment Go to comments. Categories: Christian Life, Cure of Souls. Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback. No comments yet. No trackbacks yet. Name (required) … Read more - Catholic Fire: Make Room for Christ this Lent
Make Room for Christ this Lent. At the beginning of Lent, Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen reminds us that emptying ourselves through little mortifications and self-denial makes room for Christ in our lives. … Read more - Prayers for Lent: Prayer for Resisting Temptation, Blessing during …
The following prayers offer the Christian and his or her family the opportunity to invite God into their journey through Lent to Easter.Read more - Shape of Lent Easter | Liturgy
I have created this chart to help clarify how the Lent and Easter Seasons fit into the year. This period forms a quarter of the year. The forty days of Lent. Read more - †Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam†: Gospel for the 1st Sunday of Lent
Gospel for the 1st Sunday of Lent. From: Luke 4:1-13. Jesus Fasts and Is Tempted in the Wilderness [1] And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit [2] for forty days in the wilderness, … Read more - Lent in the Catholic Church: Explanations and Significance of the …
Lent in the Catholic Church involves several customs to remind followers of Christ’s life. Here are some of the reasons behind them. Read more
Lent Videos
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melsanie: You know it’s Lent season when there is a significant increase of fish sandwich commercials on TV. #catholicwoes
Cocoa910: Being a though I gave up "Cursing" 4 the Season of #Lent … I’ll just say "SOME PPL (SMH) but whateva. See ya!!!
onehotgeek: for the Lenten Season, you have to sacrifice certain stuff… in the spirit of Lent, I think I have to cut back… http://tumblr.com/x8s6kp4vx
fruitdance: @sofiebro Beccy has lent me season one so I can recap myself. Gonna get on it soon!
jasoncollette: @GoodKnightSweet @UCFBiggie good thing Lent doesn’t come during football season!
MJansenMiller: Lent: Otherwise known as every fast food chain now has a fish sandwich on the menu season.
topix_md: Pasadena: Fish fry Fridays at St. Jane through Lent season – http://bit.ly/9sUMr4 #Pasadena #Maryland
KarinaFabian: Clarification: Giving up snarky comments about real people for Lent. It’s still open season on fictional characters!
kellyburks: RT @somaaustin: The Statesman interviews pastor @jacobvanhorn about the season of Lent at Soma. http://bit.ly/c7U9pT
JSouersChevraux: What is your museum giving up for Lent? – Yesterday began the Christian season of Lent, the six weeks leading up to… http://ow.ly/16BYCo
lbgderrick: Welcome to Lent…the season where I negotiate with myself 200 loopholes about the fast i’ve chosen. I’m sure i’m the only one doing that.
nessadeleon: lent season – i shouldn’t really say what i gave up. it’ll be a secret between me and God :] i lost my iTouch… http://tumblr.com/xqw6kn9hn
teacupblessings: @KimiHarris I started spring cleaning on Monday since Lent is this week, but I am sure I’ll be doing it for the rest of the season!
TopOfTheList: Hmm. What am I giving up for lent.. Spending money of my nephews season tickets to Man City- he goes once a season. Waste of money (N)
ggonzales99: Dieting, lent, and working out for this baseball season puts a damper on "fun" food. 38 days to go.
Lucers: Having an interesting conversation about Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, and Lent. Is anyone giving anything up?
EdHird: May you have a blessed Ash Wednesday today, as the 40 Days of Lent begin, preparing us for Easter
Greenborough: Ash Wednesday today. The journey through lent begins with the Harold & Baker Centre Choir joining us for worship… http://bit.ly/a3RKAg
RingMyBbell: #idontunderstandwhy people say happy lent or happy ash wednesday its supposed to be somber
beav1279: Ash Wednesday – going to church tonight.. Lent has begun.. which means 40 days till Easter! (not counting Sundays of course)
kimikimkim: Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Easter http://bit.ly/aUbYkb
ChristinaBanina: Ash Wednesday – what are you giving up for lent?
IamMEEK: RT @MsMarijuana: Leave it to Twitter to turn Lent/Ash Wednesday into a joke. And all you Catholics, practicing or not, should be ashamed.
bhavinswadas: jason davis among michael jordan birthday than westminster dog show 2010 results beyond can you eat meat on ash wednesday excepting lent
Mr_Oks_Up: Today is Ash Wednesday which means the beginning of Lent season. No meat (no homo) smh this is like detox.
ToTheCave: Meat and soda!! RT @ellenj18: Happy Ash Wednesday! To all my c-dogz what are you giving up for Lent?! http://myloc.me/3UX2h
ShaneDeitert: RT @APStylebook: #APStyle tip Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, 46 days before Easter.
memchip2: jason davis among michael jordan birthday than westminster dog show 2010 results beyond can you eat meat on ash wednesday excepting lent
VivaLaRubi: oh todays ash wednesday. what should I qive up for lent??
MilArchUSA: RT @MilArchLent: The AMS Lenten Twitter Retreat begins today, Ash Wednesday, with reflections on our time: both chronological and sacred. #Lent