Lent (Holy season of the Church)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a holy season of the Church, of A fast-formerly of long observance in some communions. but now of 40 days- Pas- Roman Church. - A fast-formerly of ration for the Easter of varying duration, but now of 40 daysity of the Lenten fast refinobserved as a preparation for the Easter fied, and the extent festival. The severity of the Lenten fast great d quantity) to which capis now much modified, and the extent sed is made known by (both as to time and quantity) to which ablished by the the lacticinia may be used is made known by all the churches of to the Lenten indults published by the hial mass. bishops, and read in all the churches of Greek Lent lasts the diocese at the parochial mass. for on all Sat- - St. Greek Church. - The Greek Lent lasts Saturday), on the for seven weeks-35 days, for on all Satnciation, and on all of urdays (except Holy Saturday), on the of fasting is not in of Feast of the Annunciation, and on all tinence from flesh- Sundays, the law of fasting is not in begins on the Monforce. Strict abstinence from fleshweek. . meat and lacticinia begins on the Mon- - In the "Table of by day in Quinquagesima week. Abstinence," the Anglican Church. - In the "Table of d first; but from Days of Fasting and Abstinence," the but the middle of Forty Days of Lent stand first; but from practice of fasting the Reformation till about the middle of usuesuetude. With the the 19th gradually fell into desuetude. With the century the practice of fasting came an endeavor to Oxford movement came an endeavor to actices and discipline; direstore ancient practices and discipline; of the High Church oband the influence of the High Church oductive of a stricter are penitential season clergy has been productive of a stricter ; observance of this penitential season arch. ; throughout the Church. i. e. anching plant, all gh; the leaves con-