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“Lent: A season of strengthening faith in God through abstinence, fasting and almsgiving”

 


Catholic worshipers are the believers of God’s existence. They are known to be religious to the extent that they have their own religious practices that they strictly follow to show their love and faith in God. One of their religious practices is shown during the Lenten season wherein Catholics scarifies during this season through abstinence and fasting.

               Abstinence is the practice of not eating meat during the Lenten season while fasting is giving up certain luxuries in imitation of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice during his journey into the desert for 40 days. Not only this because lent is also a season of almsgiving which implies that worshippers of God should give those who ask instead of turning their back at them.

               Though not every Catholics are strictly following all the dos and don’ts during Lenten season we are not in the place to judge their faith. Moreover Lenten season is not just about abiding the religious practices such as not eating meat and fasting for 40 days (not including Sundays) because that is more important is understanding the importance of these practices especially the reason why we need to follow them. Thus, the essence of the Lenten season is not the rules but it is the relationship we have established with God.

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