2007-02-23 06:51:32 · 12 answers · asked by landsay07 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church and many other Christians Churches follow the Biblical practice of Jesus Christ and the Jews in setting aside days where the entire Church fasts and prays as one in a attitude of constant renewal.
By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert and in spiritual preparation for the celebration of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
This season of penance is an intense moments of the Church's penitential practice and are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and charitable and missionary works.
With love in Christ.
2007-02-23 18:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tradition, yes. Rule/law/obligation, no.
Part of the idea of Lent is a time of "spiritual housecleaning." We are encouraged to take stock and really turn our lives to God. People will often give something up as a reverse of a New Year's resolution; whatever they are giving up is somehow a distraction or negative influence in their life.
2007-02-23 14:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fasting and self-sacrifice have been Christian tradition since apostolic times - which of course is another way of saying yes, it is a 2,000 year old Catholic tradition.
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2007-02-23 15:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, not only Catholic but in similar churches also. The origin of it, i do not know.
2007-02-23 14:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wa raised in a catholic country in Europe and I have never heard of it. It could be an American catholic thing...
2007-02-23 14:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and "offshoot" Catholic. It is not Biblical whatsoever; personally, I think of it the same as easter, an insult to God.
A Christian would be participating in the Passover, not that other man-made junk.
I am Christian - so was Jesus Christ - who could be more Christian than Christ Himself??
What did he do? Passover. not easter,not lent.
2007-02-23 14:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
9 times out of 10, yes, but I think there is one or two other CHristian denominations that do. I remember hearing that once.
2007-02-23 14:55:42 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The aspects of Lent,
and other acts of penance.
prayer (justice towards God),
fasting (justice towards self),
and almsgiving (justice towards neighbor).
2007-02-24 00:41:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-02-23 14:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,
2007-02-23 14:53:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋