What Is Lent? It's Meaning, Importance, and Fasting Explained

What Is Lent? It's Meaning, Importance, and Fasting Explained

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 46-day period of fasting and self-denial before Easter Sunday. If you participate in Ash Wednesday here are 5 prayers to guide you.

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Day 57: Matthew 6:19-34; Exodus 35:1-36:38; Proverbs 16

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Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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