Lent 2014

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Be Still, My Soul

 

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In the Middle Ages, in many European countries, it was customary for churches to put up a Lenten cloth called the Velum Quadrigesimale. This Lenten Veil was a large curtain adorned with images of crosses and other penitential symbols.

 

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In the Middle Ages, in many European countries, it was customary for churches to put up a Lenten cloth called the Velum Quadrigesimale. This Lenten Veil was a large curtain adorned with images of crosses and other penitential symbols.

What a cool fact!

 

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Gregorian Chant for Good Friday

 

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Lenten procession

 

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In the third century, there is evidence of Lent in the city of Alexandria, which lasted all of Holy Week. Later versions depict Lent as a duration of three weeks.

 

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Saint Patrick Catholic Church

 

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There is a Green Hill Far Away

 

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Were You There ~ Piano, violin, flute

 

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Jesus falls the second time

 

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Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast.

by Thomas Merten​

 

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Why do Catholics cover statues and crucifixes during Lent?

 

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Where is Lent in the Bible?

 

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These Forty Days of Lent

 

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An explanation about Lent

 

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In parts of Bavaria large swamp willows, with their catkins, and ornamented with flowers and ribbons, were used on Palm Sunday.

 

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Spy Wednesday is the name given to the Wednesday of Holy Week in the Catholic tradition.
It refers to the day when Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.

 

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Hosannna, Loud Hosanna

 

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Holy Week in the Orthodox Church