It includes 40 days of fasting and six Sundays, on which fasting is not practiced. The day period has a special significance in the Old and New Testaments. Jesus also is depicted as being led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil for 40 days. Many people want to know what they should give up for Lent to prove your devotion. Many people give up things that they love, such as candy or sweets, favorite foods, television or — gasp!
The reason for their self-sacrifice: Christians want to replicate the hardships felt by Jesus during his time in the wilderness. Facebook Twitter Email. Why Christians wear ashes for Ash Wednesday and give up their favorite things for Lent. El Paso Times. A mass and distribution of ashes will be held at a. Matthew Catholic Church , E. Two masses will be held at 8 a. However, attendance is by reservation only to ensure safety and reservations close at noon on Feb. People also can receive the imposition of ashes from the comfort of a car, when Ashes-to-Go is held from 4 to 6 p.
Ash Wednesday A Liturgy of the Word will be held at 7 a. A distribution of ashes will be held throughout the day from 7 a. Services at a. Mass at 8 a. English and 7 p.
A Liturgy of the Word will be held at 12 noon, p. A distribution of ashes will be available at all of the above times. An in-person worship service will be held at 12 noon. It will be livestreamed on Facebook, and a recording will be available later in the day on the website. A children's in-person service will be at 6 p.
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Magazine How one image captures 21 hours of a volcanic eruption. The Eastern church also restricts the use of wine, oil, and dairy products. In the West, these fasting rules have gradually been relaxed. Catholic, Orthodox, and many but not all Protestants appreciate and observe Lent. The Bible commands a lifestyle of worship and devotion that looks considerably like Lent. Therefore, while the word is absent in the Bible, the reality of Lent is woven throughout the whole of Scripture, as we have discovered.
In his Gospel Coalition article Evangelicals Embracing and Rejecting Lent , Trevin Wax gives us an important reminder regardless of whether we personally observe Lent:.
Lent — being either for or against — can become a way of climbing up on to the pedestal. Lord, Holy One, have mercy on us. We confess our sins to you. We have fallen short of your glory and without your mercy and grace, we would be dust. We repent now. Lord, as we enter into this Lenten season, be near to us.
Help us, by your Holy Spirit, to feel the right conviction and repentance for our sin.
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