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Lent (Holy season of the Church)

a holy season of the Church, of long observance in some communions. varying duration, but now of 40 daysobserved as a preparation for the Easter Roman Church. - A fast-formerly of is now much modified, and the extent (both as to time and quantity) to which lacticinia may be used is made known by the Lenten indults published by the bishops, and read in all the churches of the diocese at the parochial mass. for seven weeks-35 days, for on all Saturdays (except Holy Saturday), on the for seven weeks-35 days, for on all Sat- Greek Church. - The Greek Lent lasts Feast of the Annunciation, and on all Sundays, the law of fasting is not in meat and lacticinia begins on the Mon- force. Strict abstinence from fleshday in Quinquagesima week. Days of Fasting and Abstinence," the Anglican Church. - In the "Table of gradually fell into desuetude. With the Forty Days of Lent stand first; but from the Reformation till about the middle of Oxford movement came an endeavor to restore ancient practices and discipline; the 19th century the practice of fasting and the influence of the High Church clergy has been productive of a stricter and the influence of the High Church throughout the Church. clergy has been productive of a stricter about a foot and a half high; the leaves with 8 to 12 oblong leaflets, and pale blue flowers in twos and threes, and short throughout the Church. observance of this penitential season legumes with two to four seeds. In with 8 to 12 oblong leaflets, and pale blue legumes with two to four seeds. In flowers in twos and threes, and short especially for those who are going on long journeys. In France and Germany three varieties are cultivated, the small brown, which is the lightest flavored and the varieties are cultivated, the small brown, journeys. In France and Germany three ish one, which is a little larger and the next best, and the lentil of Provence, nearly as large as a pea, with luxuriant straw, and more suited for fodder than for human food. From the seeds of lennext best, and the lentil of Provence, red pottage made by Jacob was composed of them (G straw, and more suited for fodder than nearly as large as a pea, with luxuriant lentils of Scripture were Ervum lens, the tils is prepared Revalenta arabica. The ( Gen. xxv. 34; II Sam. is not formed in he "single equivalent ned it in. The sysoproximately equiva simple lens plus a ng of the focus. ns-diagram, modified the shifting, will repte effect of the most lenses. See OBSERVson of the Church, of ome communions.

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