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Youth Corner

Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem
O Lord and Master of my life!

Take from me the spirit of
sloth,

faint-heartedness, lust of

What is Lent? a solemn religious power, and idle talk.
observance in the Christian liturgical

calendar that begins on Ash But give rather the spirit of
Wednesday and ends approximately chastity,

six weeks later, before Easter Sunday humility, patience, and love
(2019 – March 6 – April 20 ). The to Thy servant.
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purpose of Lent is the preparation of Yea, Lord and King! Grant
the believer for Easter me to see my own errors
through prayer, and not to judge my brother,

doing penance, mortifying the for Thou art blessed unto
flesh, repentance of sins, almsgiving, ages of ages. Amen.

and denial of ego.

The last week of Lent is Holy Week,
starting with Palm Sunday. Following

the New Testament story,
Jesus' crucifixion is commemorated certain luxuries in order to replicate

on Good Friday, and at the beginning the account of the sacrifice of Jesus
of the next week the joyful Christ's journey into the desert for

celebration of Easter Sunday recalls 40 days; this is known as
the accounts of the Resurrection of one's Lenten sacrifice. Many
Jesus Christ. Christians also add a Lenten

In Lent, many Christians commit spiritual discipline, such as reading
a daily devotional or praying
to fasting, as well as giving up through a Lenten calendar, to draw

themselves near to God.