Lent Calendar Christianity

Lent it the 40-day period (not counting Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Sites in this category explore the holiday's history, its significance, and the ways in which it is celebrated.

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• - Provides a history of the season, an explanation of its signicance, and information related to observance.
  
• - For each of the days of Lent (Sundays are not included), there is a scripture reading, a passage from Luther's Small Catechism, a brief meditation and a question for contemplation or discussion, and a prayer.
  
• - Article explores Lent's history and its significance.
  
• - Short sermons by a United Methodist minister.
  
• - Includes Papal messages, hymns, articles, meditations, and links. From the Catholic Information Network.
  
• - A brief explanation of the season from St. George's Episcopal Church.
  
• - Includes articles, prayers, answers to common questions, and audio and video clips related to Lent.
  
• - Detailed guide to observance includes family activities and menu suggestions.
  
• - Provides answers to common questions about the annual observance.
  
• - Promoting a vegetarian diet for Lent as both an experiential opportunity and a transitional period throughout the whole of Christendom. Site contains many articles, links, and pdf documents.
  
• - Brief explanation of the observance from an Eastern Orthodox perspective.
  
• - A devotional for the season. Part of The Catholic Liturgical Library.
  
• - Collection of songs related to Lent. Includes lyrics and sound files.
  
• - Links and articles related to Protestant observances of Lent.
  
• - Provides prayers for Lent and Easter. Includes a collection of prayers for children.
  
• - A directory of sites on Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, the life of Christ, Lent, the Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter.
  
• - Site from a Catholic University in the Marianist Tradition. Readings, prayers, devotions, suggested practices for the holy season of Lent, and links to related sites, some of which are even from other denominations.
  
• - Various matters concerning the Great Lent.
  
• - Catholic prayers, meditations, and comments for the Easter season by Victor Hoagland, C.P.
  
• - Pre-Lenten readings, and readings for the Great Lent and the Holy Week.
  
• - Post what you gave up for Lent and submit your reasons as well as read others.
  
• - Readings from the early church fathers on Scripture and Lenten themes.
  
• - Explores the significance of Lent and includes a poem related to the season.
  
• - A series of scripture readings, meditations, prayers, and practices to guide Christians through Lent as a preparation for Easter. Includes a kids section and a section on fasting.
  
• - Article presenting Lent as a time to lead one to recognize the presence of God. Gives some guidelines for Lenten practices.
  
• - An article on the origins of Lenten fasting.
  
  

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