Lent is the Christian season starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on Holy Saturday. These 40 days, which exclude Sundays, are often dedicated to pursuing a deeper relationship with God through prayer and almsgiving. In addition, many choose to give up some of their favorite things like television or sweet treats. Lent isn't supposed to be easy, but it certainly is worth it. Here's Jim Halpert telling it like it is.
A week before Ash Wednesday you are reminded that Lent is on its way.
It's time to start thinking of what to give up this year.
Today is Ash Wednesday and that means it's time to get our ashes. It's also affectionately named "I-didn't-know-you-were-Catholic Day."
Friday rolls along and it's the first time you can't eat meat.
Life without the things you gave up is hard.
The liturgists stop playing the happy hymns at mass.
But, your commitment to praying more is paying off.
And you feel a deeper connection with God.
It's finally Holy Week, the end is near.
You reflect on the past month and a half.
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