Fasting for Lent: How to Fast for Lent and Why You Should Do It

Posted on February 9, 2016
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Lent is a time for prayer and fasting. It is a season of spiritual preparation in which we remember Christโ€™s temptation, suffering, and death. Historically, the Church has celebrated Lent as a 40-day period beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding the day before Easter. It is observed in many Christian churches as a time to…

Feasting in Lent

Posted on March 18, 2011
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Common Misconceptions Weโ€™ve all said it. I know I have said it: โ€œIn Lent, we fast except on Sundays.โ€ We do think that way; at least, I do. Iโ€™m focused on the fast, and I think of Sunday as an exception: a time to give up the fast so I can take a break and indulge in…