It should be noted that the color rose makes a brief appearance during this season — on Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, a hopeful reprieve to look ahead to Easter amid the austerity.

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

Lent is often reduced to private acts of restraint. But its history tells a richer story; of communal memory, public ...

Lent is defined by Britannica as a "period of penitential preparation." It is generally a time of prayer, fasting, and charitable giving which lasts 40 days to reflect the story of Jesus Christ's ...