Last Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:46 AM
Could you give up Facebook for 40 days?
ORLANDO -- Wednesday marks beginning of Lent, as Christians around the world observe Ash Wednesday.
The day kicks off a solemn period of 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, which falls on April 24 this year.
If the math seems confusing, it's because those 40 days do not include the six Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter.
Ash Wednesday derives its name from the tradition of placing ashes on the forehead in the shape of a cross as a sign of mourning and repentance.
In some Christian denominations, observers may fast or abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday.
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No Facebook for 40 days?
Then there is the tradition of giving up something for Lent, usually a vice or a bad habit, as a form of penance and sacrifice.
Popular vices traditionally given up in the U.S. include chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, fast food and even swearing.
But how about Facebook? Could you live without it for 40 days?
In the last few years, social media has become a popular Lenten sacrifice among Christians and even some non-Christians.
Observers are urged to refocus on their personal relationships instead of virtual ones.
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Is your Bible up to date?
And just in time for Lent, two new translations of the Bible are being released.
Ash Wednesday marks the debut of a Revised Edition of the New American Bible, often used by Catholics; and the New International Version, often used by Protestants.
The new translations update some of the language in the Bibles, in some cases to make it more contemporary to reflect modern speech.
Could you give up Facebook for 40 days?
ORLANDO -- Wednesday marks beginning of Lent, as Christians around the world observe Ash Wednesday.
The day kicks off a solemn period of 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday, which falls on April 24 this year.
If the math seems confusing, it's because those 40 days do not include the six Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter.
Ash Wednesday derives its name from the tradition of placing ashes on the forehead in the shape of a cross as a sign of mourning and repentance.
In some Christian denominations, observers may fast or abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday.
————————————————————————
No Facebook for 40 days?
Then there is the tradition of giving up something for Lent, usually a vice or a bad habit, as a form of penance and sacrifice.
Popular vices traditionally given up in the U.S. include chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, fast food and even swearing.
But how about Facebook? Could you live without it for 40 days?
In the last few years, social media has become a popular Lenten sacrifice among Christians and even some non-Christians.
Observers are urged to refocus on their personal relationships instead of virtual ones.
————————————————————————
Is your Bible up to date?
And just in time for Lent, two new translations of the Bible are being released.
Ash Wednesday marks the debut of a Revised Edition of the New American Bible, often used by Catholics; and the New International Version, often used by Protestants.
The new translations update some of the language in the Bibles, in some cases to make it more contemporary to reflect modern speech.
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2 comments:
Hello... I'm a Catholic from Indonesia.. Fortunately we have a same intention for fasting.. Fasting for Facebook.. Haha.. Please follow my blog.. Thanks..
Timotius Wira Y.
I'm confused. I thought you were a Sabbath keeper. Why are you talking about lent?
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