It was a short season this year. It was only 6 weeks long. If you don’t know Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. Today begins Lenten Season. Its 40 days before Easter. It is a time of fasting and prayer for the Catholic Church. Today is called Ash Wednesday. It is receiving a mark on our flesh as Jesus received marks on His. Did you know that there are over 1.2 billion Catholics in the world? That is about 1/7 of the entire population of earth. Lent for the Catholic Church mimics the Jewish feasts. The Jewish people have Passover, Pentecost, Succoth and Hanukkah. Our feast days coincided with these. Easter is about the same time as Passover. Succoth is about the same time as the fall harvest of Thanksgiving. Christmas is about the same time as Hanukkah. All though we don’t have a feast day for Pentecost. Pentecost is usually in May or June. Easter has come early this year. It is March 27th, 2016. It is on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox. When God chose the Jewish people to be His people, He wanted them to be an example for us, the gentiles. It was the example of how to get to God. So when the Christian religion was setup, it was a reflection of Judaism. It is a good idea to fast and pray period. Not only to prepare for Easter but all during the year. Coming to the place where we see who we are and what we need, is always a good idea. There is no time like the present to figure out just who you are. Something my dad always said to me. I would say it a little different. Now is the time to figure out just who you are and where you are going.
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