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When does the Christian 40-day prayer time begin?

When does the Christian 40-day prayer time begin?

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  • Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving that prepares for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
  • This year the Lent begins on March 5 and ends on April 17th.
  • Lent takes 40 days to present the 40 days that Jesus almost in the desert and prayed before he started his own service.

In a few days, Christians will practice the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held every spring in preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

Lent has been celebrated by Christians around the world for thousands of years. According to the Museum of the Bible, the 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory, set the first official Lent period in 601 AD at that time, Lent was 46 days, which allowed 40 days of fasting – only a meal and no meat was allowed – with six Sundays as a festive season.

According to the Museum of Bible, Pope Gregory was also the one who found the tradition of marking the Annibeter's forehead with ash in the form of the cross on Wednesday.

This year's Lent period occurs because Pope Francis stays in the hospital in the Gemelli Hospital in Rome after being brought in critical condition at the weekend. The Pope was hospitalized on February 14th due to a respiratory disease. On Wednesday, the Vatican reported that Francis showed a “easy improvement” after a CT scan of the breast showed a normal progression of his pneumonia.

Here is what you should know about this year's Lent.

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When does Lent begin?

This year the Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5th. The first day of Lent is ASH Wednesday.

When does Lent end?

Lent ends on Thursday, April 17 of this year, also called Holy Thursday.

Why is Lent 40 days?

The 40 days of Lent represent the 40 days on which Jesus almost and prayed in the desert before starting his public service.

Why does Lent include fasting?

Fasting during Lent represents the fast that Jesus did in the desert.

“Abstinence is a form of repentance. Salvation expresses grief and regrets for our misconduct, indicates our intention of turning away from sin and turning back to God,” the archdiocese Saint Paul & Minneapolis shared on his website.

What does the ash cross mean that smeared on the forehead of the worshipers?

During the ash on Wednesday, ashes in the form of the cross are placed on the forehead of a worshiper. This shows that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and that a person mourns their sins and in the morning.

Why do worshipers do without eating meat on Fridays during Lent?

During Lent, some worshipers do without eating meat meat every Friday on Wednesday, Good Friday.

The worshipers do without Jesus on Fridays during Lent and sacrificed his meat on Good Friday, as the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis shows. Meat meat includes beef, pork, chicken and turkey. Fish are not considered meat meat.

Non-Fle products such as milk, cheese, butter and eggs are not prohibited during Lent.

Contribution: Dwight Adams and Aaron A. Bedoya, El Paso Times, John Bacon, USA Today

Greta Cross is a national trend reporter at USA Today. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Stories idea? Send an e -mail to gcross@usatoday.com.

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