Top 20 Questions About Lent: Traditions, Fasting, and Biblical Insights
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter Sunday. But what are the rules of Lent? Why do Catholics fast? What does the Bible say about Lent? In this guide, we answer the top 20 questions about Lent, covering topics like Lenten fasting, why we abstain from meat on Fridays, the meaning of Holy Week—from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday—and the spiritual significance of this penitential season. Whether you’re wondering about Lent’s origins, traditions, or how to deepen your faith, this resource will help you understand and live out Lent more fully.
- When does Lent really end?
- How should senior citizens observe fasting and abstinence during Lent?
- Can you eat chicken or beef broth on Fridays during Lent?
- Why Do Catholics Practice Fasting and Abstinence during Lent?
- Is it appropriate to empty the holy water fonts during Lent?
- Is It a Mortal Sin to Break a Lenten Sacrifice?
- Do Sundays “count” during Lent for fasting?
- May a Baby Be Baptized During Lent?
- Are you allowed to have flowers on the alter during a funeral Mass during lent?
- May a sick person eat meat on a Friday during Lent?
- What Should I Do When Meat Is Being Served on a Friday during Lent?
- Can you eat turkey on a Friday in Lent?
- Is Lent biblical?
- At What Time Does Lent Begin?
- Are there exceptions for not eating meat on Fridays during Lent?
- Is it a mortal sin to forget to follow your Lenten promise/sacrifice?
- Why is the Tuesday before Lent called Shrove Tuesday, and why is Holy Thursday also called Maundy Thursday?
- Can you tell me what Catholic traditions are concerning Lent? My father goes without meat on Friday, my mother on Wednesday and Friday. Which one is right?
- Is it acceptable for laymen to participate in a dramatic reading of the Gospel during Lent?
- What is Lent?
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