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Pope Benedict XVI's Message for Lent 2011
Col 2: 12) The full text is given below: The Lenten period, which leads us to the celebration of Holy Easter, is for the Church a most valuable and important liturgical time, in view of which I am pleased to offer a specific word in order that it may ... read more

Mardi Gras food: Fastnachts doughnuts for Shrove Tuesday
It's funny how Lent, a period of penitence and fasting, gave rise to so much creative decadence in the days leading up to it, from parades to masked balls to sinfully rich foods. ... read more

How this Tuesday got so fat | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-08
That stimulus is Lent. Lent, the great liturgical season of the Christian faith, begins on Ash Wednesday (which is tomorrow) and ends with Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Neither Easter nor the six Sundays during Lent count as part of its ... read more

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