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Season of Lent
A day of the liturgical calendar
The forty-day season of penitential preparation for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
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Begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. The liturgical color is violet (rose on Laetare Sunday). The faithful prepare for Easter through prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and the discipline of self-denial. The 'Alleluia' is suppressed throughout Lent.
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