“In the English language, the special season before Easter is called ‘Lent.’ The word comes from the ‘lengthening’ of daylight hours as we progress from the darkness of winter to the new light of spring. But other languages, such as Spanish, have a name for this season that is derived from the word for forty. It is the season of the forty days.
“OK, we do penance for forty days because Jesus fasted forty days in the wilderness. But did you ever wonder why he was out there for forty days rather than seven or ten or fifty?”
In this reflection, Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio offers some thoughts on Lent and why it has forty days.
To access his complete essay, please visit:
Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio: Forty Days of New Life
Related reflection:
Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio: 40 Ways to Get the Most Out of the Season of Lent!
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