Spiritual Life
Ash Wednesday Service
Location
Lois Perkins ChapelDate & Time
12:30pm - 1:00pm CST February 18, 2015Contact
12:30pm - 1:00pm CST February 18, 2015
Lois Perkins Chapel
Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencten, which means “spring.” The season is a preparation for celebrating Easter. Historically, Lent began as a period of fasting and preparation for baptism by converts and then became a time for penance by all Christians.