In the News ... "Lent: The season of preparation to follow Jesus"

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• Lent is a time to reflect upon what it means to be a Christian

By Jean Stinnett, Special Contributor
• San Angelo Standard Times

SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - Lent in the liturgical calendar is a 40 day season set aside to observe and commemorate the last weeks of Christ’s ministry before His crucifixion and resurrection. The 40 days represent His time spent in the wilderness being tempted by Satan before His ministry began. The word comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten meaning to lengthen; representing the longer days of spring ...

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