Lent Season amid the Pandemic

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Lent, also known as Ash Wednesday, is a solemn religious celebration in the Christian liturgical year. On Ash Wednesday, a traditional solemn holiday, church priests or ministers dip their fingers in the ashes tray and spread it on the forehead of the congregation in the form of a cross. They would say, "From dust you came, and from dust you will return." Ash is made by burning palm branches on Sunday of the previous year's palm.



    Lent lasts 40 days without Sunday (that is, the season is 46 days). It is essential to be 40 days. "The number 40 has always had special spiritual significance regarding preparation," says Father William Saunders of the Catholic Education Resource Center. Jesus fasted and prayed for 40 days and 40 nights in the desert before He began His public ministry (Matthew 4:2).  Easter Sunday, known as a holy week, the Christian church is meaningful. On the first day of the holy Week, I remembered Jesus's victory entries in Jesus Sunday, where he was filled with his feet with palm branches. Then it comes when Judah's actions are revealed to betray Jesus. Maundy Thursday continues to the Wednesday saints, and I remember the last dinner of Jesus with his disciples. Lent concludes Maundy Thursday



 

 The pandemic was still going on, but Catholics did not abandon their tradition. They sincerely accepted Lent. Authorities are taking precautions to ensure that people celebrating the season are safe. To prevent the spread of the virus, people are encouraged to wear masks and face shields, reduce social distance, and use disinfectants and sanitary equipment. No matter what the problem we are facing, like a pandemic, we have a God who cares for us and protects us from being endangered, so don't worry.

References:

https://hallow.com/lent/

https://dioceseofraleigh.org/news/40-days-lent

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2020/02/26/catholics-mark-lent-ash-wednesday-nashville/4867671002/




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