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[[Image:Della Francesca Resurrection.jpg|thumb|[[Piero della Francesca]], Resurrection.]]

[[Image:Della Francesca Resurrection.jpg|thumb|[[Piero della Francesca]], Resurrection.]]

'''Lent''' in the [[Christian]] [[calendar]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and culminates with Holy Week. Good Friday, the Friday before [[Easter]] Sunday, is an important Holy Day because it marks Christ's death on the cross. This entire holy season commemorates the period when Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert after His [[baptism]] (by [[John the Baptist]]). (see Matthew 4: 1-2).  A triumphant celebration of [[Christ]]'s resurrection marks the conclusion of Lent.  

'''Lent''' in the [[Christian]] [[calendar]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and culminates with Holy Week. Good Friday, the Friday before [[Easter]] Sunday, is an important Holy Day because it marks Christ's death on the cross. This entire holy season commemorates the period when Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert after His [[baptism]] (by [[John the Baptist]]), see Matthew 4:1-2, culminating in the [[Three Temptations of Christ]] (Matthew 4:3-11).  A triumphant celebration of [[Christ]]'s resurrection marks the conclusion of Lent.  

==Traditional Observances and Discipline==

==Traditional Observances and Discipline==