The Lighthouse" (PDF). Christ the Savior Orthodox Church. 2018. p.3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2023 . Retrieved 17 February 2021. On the final day of the season, Shrove Tuesday, many traditional Christians, such as Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists and Roman Catholics, "make a special point of self-examination, of considering what wrongs they need to repent, and what amendments of life or areas of spiritual growth they especially need to ask God's help in dealing with." [63] [64] During Shrovetide, many churches place a basket in the narthex to collect the previous year's Holy Week palm branches that were blessed and distributed during the Palm Sunday liturgies; on Shrove Tuesday, churches burn these palms to make the ashes used during the services held on the very next day, Ash Wednesday. [65] a b c Herbert, Thurston (1910). "Lent". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol.9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. See paragraph: Duration of the Fast

a b Nampon, Adrien (1869). Catholic Doctrine as Defined by the Council of Trent: Expounded in a Series of Conferences Delivered in Geneva Proposed as a Means of Reuniting All Christians. P. F. Cunningham. p.688. Guéranger, Prosper; Fromage, Lucien (1912). The Liturgical Year: Lent. Burns, Oates & Washbourne. p.8 . Retrieved 7 February 2019. St. Benedict's rule prescribed a great many fasts, over and above the ecclesiastical fast of Lent; but it made this great distinction between the two: that whilst Lent obliged the monks, as well as the rest of the faithful, to abstain from food till sunset, these monastic fasts allowed the repast to be taken at the hour of None. So what is Lent, and why should one take part? Does every participant follow a strict Lenten plan of rigid self-denial? Let's look at some of the most popular questions regarding the Lent season. When Does Lent Start?

How is Lent celebrated?

Don't just give up something that you have to give up for your doctor or diet anyway. Make your fast a voluntary self-denial (i.e. discipline) that you offer to God in prayer. [87] The Eastern Orthodox Church maintains the traditional Church's teaching on fasting. The rules for lenten fasting are the monastic rules. Fasting in the Orthodox Church is more than simply abstaining from certain foods. During the Great Lent Orthodox Faithful intensify their prayers and spiritual exercises, go to church services more often, study the Scriptures and the works of the Church Fathers in depth, limit their entertainment and spendings and focus on charity and good works. Fasting and Great Lent – Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese". Antiochian.org . Retrieved 21 November 2017.

In addition to fasting and the Lenten sacrifice, the period of Lent is traditionally a time of almsgiving, when Christians are encouraged to donate the value of what they forego during Lent. Bekhechi, Mimi (1 March 2017). "This is why you should go vegetarian or vegan for Lent and how to do it". The Independent . Retrieved 18 February 2021.

When is Lent?

Lenten Micro-Practices". Upper Dublin Lutheran Church . Retrieved 17 February 2021. Traditionally, there are three pillars of Lent: praying, fasting, and almsgiving, which come to us from Matthew 6:1-18. [ permanent dead link]