The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. ... Fasting during Lent represents the fasting Jesus did while in the desert.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, ... Fasting during Lent represents the fasting Jesus did while in the desert. "Abstinence is a form of penance.

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held each spring as a preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert ...

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert ...

Traditionally, it lasts 40 days, not including Sundays, and symbolizes the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. ... the observance was extended to 40 days to mirror Jesus’ time in the desert.

The tradition of the 40-day season comes from a story out of the Gospels in the Bible, when Jesus fasted and resisted temptation in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. In memory of Jesus ...

Traditionally, it lasts 40 days, not including Sundays, and symbolizes the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. ... the observance was extended to 40 days to mirror Jesus’ time in the desert.

Lent also represents the 40 days Jesus wandered the desert praying and fasting after he was baptized. Despite Jesus' 40-day journey, Lent lasts 46 days.

Last week we noted that a 40-day period of time was recorded in the Bible seven times: the flood, Moses on Mt. Sinai, time the spies spent examining Canaan for conquest, Goliath taunting the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, ... Fasting during Lent represents the fasting Jesus did while in the desert. "Abstinence is a form of penance.