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    The document summarizes key aspects of Lent, including its etymology from the Latin word "Quadragesima" meaning forty days, how it originated as a 40-day period of fasting and repentance before Easter, and the significance of Ash Wednesday and ashes as symbols of mortality and repentance. It also discusses the biblical significance of the number 40 as a period of testing or renewal, and recounts some of the Gospel readings for the Sundays of Lent focusing on Jesus' temptation, transfiguration, and crucifixion.

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    Making Room for God

    Lent Etymology
    Latin word, “Quadragesima,
    meaning the
    ‘forty days’
    On the Christian calendar, Lent is the
    40-day period from Ash
    Wednesday to Easter.
    • When it was first observed in the fourth century, its focus
    was on self-examination and self-denial in preparation
    for Easter, and Christians used fasting (abstaining from
    eating food) in the early years as a visible demonstration
    of this process. (Richard Wagner)
    • Ash Wednesday, the day after Mardi Gras, usually
    begins with a service where we:
    • -recognize our mortality,
    • -repent of our sins,
    • and -return to our loving
    We recognize life as
    a precious
    gift from God, and
    re-turn our lives
    towards Jesus Christ.
    WHY ASHES?
    • In Jewish and Christian history, ashes are a sign of mortality and
    repentance.
    • This was their way of confessing their sins and asking for forgiveness.
    • While the ashes remind us of our mortality and sin,
    the cross reminds us of Jesus' resurrection (life after
    death) and forgiveness.
    • It's a powerful, non-verbal way that we can experience
    God's forgiveness and renewal as we return to Jesus.
    40 DAYS
    • It rained for 40 days and 40 nights.
    •(Genesis 7:12).
    • Moses was on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.
    •(Exodus 24:18, 34:1 - 28)
    • The Israelites wandered 40 years.
    •(Numbers 32:13)
    • Jesus fasted in the wilderness for 40 days.
    •(Mk. 1:12-15 , Mt 4,Lk. 4)
    • Was seen on the earth for 40 days after His crucifixion.
    •(Acts 1:3)
    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBER 40 IN THE BIBLE
    • Mentioning 146 times in Scripture, the number 40
    generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or
    probation and ends with a period of
    • restoration,
    • revival or
    • renewal.
    Recollecting
    the
    GOSPELS of
    LENT
    FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

    • He was tempted by Satan, and the angels looked after him.


    2nd Sunday of Lent:
    -Mk. 9:2-10
    (this is my son, the beloved; listen to him.)
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    Ͳ :Ŷ͘Ϯ͗ ϭϯͬ :Ŷ͘ϰ͗ ϱ Ͳ
    ϰϮ
    ; ĞƐƚƌŽLJƚŚŝƐƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚƌĞĞĚĂLJƐ/ǁ ŝůů
    4 TH
    SUNDAY OF LENT -JOHN 3:14-21
    “They looked upon
    Him who they have
    pierced.”
    Jn 19:37
    "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY
    HAVE PIERCED."
    • when they look on him whom they have
    pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns
    for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as
    one weeps over a first-born."
    • (Zechariah 10:12)
    What is the significance
    of the water and
    blood flowing
    from Jesus' pierced side?
    • It is likely that John saw in it a sign of the waters
    of Baptism which cleanses us from sin.
    • And the cleansing blood of the Lord’s Supper.
    • “This cup which is poured out for is the new
    covenant in my blood.” (Luke 22:20)
    • “And Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in
    the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted
    up. “
    (Jn 3:14, Numbers 21:9)
    • And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will
    draw everyone to myself."
    Jn 12:32
    “They will look upon him whom they have pierced”
    • Jn. 19:37
    • He Himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live
    for righteousness.

    • “By His wounds you have been healed.”


    SERVICE AND LOVE

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