Tag: Lenten Season
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The Lenten season and Ramadan: Lessons from Dar al Andalus – By Stephen Ojapah
Lent, in the Christian Church, is a period of penitential preparation for Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides a 40-day period for fasting and abstinence (Sundays are excluded), in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fasting in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.…
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Lenten Season Gives Us Life, By Ojaje Idoko
By Ojaje Idoko One message out of the many social media messages I receive daily made an impression on me. I was not receiving this particular message for the first time but never before had it impressed on me like yesterday. The summary of the message is very simple, that we spend so little time…
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Lenten season: Pray for Nigeria, Buhari tells Christians
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with Christians in Nigeria on the solemn occasion of the commencement of this year’s Lenten season. “As they join their counterparts worldwide to emulate the worthy example of Jesus Christ who fasted 40 days at the beginning of His earthly ministry, the President urges Christian brothers and sisters to pray fervently…