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7 Financial Vices and Luxuries to Give Up for Lent ? Regardless of whether they celebrate Lent for religious reasons or just want to show solidarity with those who do, many people will?? be giving up a luxury or a vice for the next 40 days. Since studies show that it takes about 3 weeks to form or break a habit, this can be a ... Stocks to Give Up for Lent Today is Ash Wednesday, and the official kick start of Lent – a religious period of 40 days where people are expected to sacrifice a particular indulgence as a prelude to Easter. Ashes-to-ashes: Lent starts today Western Christian churches today mark Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, the traditional 40-day period of fasting, prayer and penitence before Easter. Lent begins today with Ash Wednesday Lent begins today with Ash Wednesday. For the world's two billion Christians, Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Its purpose? To encourage Christians to reflect more deeply on their lives, on repentance, and on the sacrifices made by Jesus. Tim Grobaty: Lent as a concept appeals to nonbelievers as well GIVE IT UP FOR LENT: My God, Lent is here already and, as always, we don't know what sort of sacrifice we're going to make during the 40-day (more or less) period of voluntary (and mandatory) abstinence. Lent a season for reflection Lent is a time for self-examination and reflection. And, as Silver Threads columnist Bettye Anding points out, many older people know a lot about both. But has anyone discovered why it takes so many years to view the events of your life with the clarity of which you were incapable when you were young? What are you giving up for Lent? Christians mark Ash Wednesday February 22, a holy day that launches the liturgical season of Lent, the 40 days of prayer and repentance before Easter Sunday. Traditionally during Lent, Christians fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday , and abstain from eating meat on Fridays, out of reverence for Jesus' death on Good Friday. Read full article >> Lent in a time of a Catholic culture war It seems like Ash Wednesday came early this year; I feel like I have been swallowing ash for weeks, anyway. The ferocious controversy engendered by the Health and Human Service department's new contraception mandate has launched a thousand vitriolic press releases and ignited uncountable Internet flame wars and blog skirmishes. Leaving aside the moral, practical and political variables that are ... Lent offers a great opportunity to get started on a track to better health For many people Lent is a time to take a step back, evaluate what is important and think about sacrifice. People of the Catholic faith refrain from eating meat on Fridays. In addition, Catholics and people from other Christian faiths also "give up" something such as eating high-calorie desserts or kicking a bad habit such as smoking. Ash Wednesday: Lent Starts Today Western Christian churches today mark Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, the traditional 40-day period of fasting, prayer and penitence before Easter.
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