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How does STM observe Lent?
On the left side menu, you'll find a full schedule of events planned for Lent and the Easter season. You'll also find opportunities to join small faith discussion groups, listen to Lent-inspired music, find information on our fish fry dates, and more! We hope you will set aside some time to observe this sacred liturgical season with us.
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What is Lent?
Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ. (Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)