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Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
I have a question, being a non Catholic......although I should know the answer since I graduated from a Catholic high school.....what is the purpose/meaning behind Lent?
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I got the easiest explanation yesterday at Mass. Lent is a time to take a step back from your life and re-evaluate how you are living it. You use the time to figure out what things are completely out of control and then pray and/or "give up" something that is contributing to the lack of control. Lent means "spring" in some other language (I can't remember) and in a sense, you are "spring cleaning" your life.
Does that help?