Lent is one of the seasons of our church calendar. Like the other calendar we use which has spring, summer, winter and fall. The church calendar has seasons too. Advent is the first season which leads us up to Christmas which leads us to Epiphany. After Epiphany is the season of Lent. The season of Lent is forty days, not county Sundays. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday
(Saturday before Easter).
The word lent comes from lencten which means “spring.”
Why 40 days? It represents the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness and endured the temptation of Satan and prepared him to begin his ministry. Today we spend those 40 days focusing on our relationship with God.
Why are Sundays not counted? Sundays are a “mini-Easter” a day we celebrate the Resurrection.
Why do we give something up during lent? During the 40 days of lent it has become tradition to give something up. This practice helps us get rid of selfish desires and distractions while taking on a new life-giving practice.
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