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Presumably because the pastor or liturgy committee thinks that dry fonts will foster the "desert experience" and the penitential nature of Lent. Regardless of motive, the holy water fonts should not be emptied until after the beginning of the Triduum on Holy Thursday. (Lent ends and the Triduum begins when the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday begins.) On March 14, 2000, the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments released a statement on the practice, saying the following:
The encouragement of the Church that the faithful avail themselves frequently ... of her sacraments and sacramentals is to be understood to apply also to the season of Lent. The "fast" and "abstinence" which the faithful embrace in this season does not extend to abstaining from the sacraments or sacramentals of the Church. The practice of the Church has been to empty the holy water fonts on the days of the Sacred Triduum in preparation of the blessing of the water at the Easter Vigil, and it corresponds to those days on which the Eucharist is not celebrated (i.e., Good Friday and Holy Saturday)
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Why doesn't the Catholic Church serve Holy Water during Lent?
The Catholic Church does not 'serve' Holy Water at any time during the year. Holy Water is usually available at the entrance to a church so that a person can bless himself when entering or leaving. After the Eucharistic celebration on Holy Thursday evening, the Holy Water fonts are customarily emptied until the Holy Saturday Vigil Mass with the blessing of the new water.. Also, any adornments throughout the Church are either removed or covered with purple velvet. The Eucharist that was consecrated during the Mass is removed to an altar of reserve, usually apart from the sanctuary. This is a time of solemn mourning and any hint of celebration is removed.
Why do Catholics remove water from the font and the holy water dishes?
Roman Catholic AnswerNormally, they are only removed to clean them. If your pastor is removing the Holy Water during Lent to give you that desert experience, you should ask to have your holy Water back as it is no longer the seventies. If he doesn't comply, you need to call your Bishop's office and ask how you can have your holy water back. Failing everything else, bring a vial of holy water with you to bless yourself.
Do Catholics bury their dead during Lent?
Yes, Catholics bury their dead during Lent except during Holy Week after Holy Thursday until after Easter Sunday.
What day is the Christian mass on during Lent?
It is on Holy Thursday.
Is bacon allowed during Lent?
Yes it is allowed during Lent. All meat is allowed during Lent except during holy days or feast days which are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and for some who strictly follow the last week of Lent or Holy Week beginning Palm Sunday ending Good Friday before Easter.
What is Lent week during Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.
What sacraments do we focus on during lent?
Many people choose to go to confession during Lent.
What is the first day of Lent?
There are various Holy Days which occur during Lent. For most of the world, St. Joseph is a Holy Day of Obligation on March 19, Ireland has a Holy Day of Obligation for St. Patrick on March 17. There are other important feasts that *usually* occur during Lent, such as the Annunciation on March 25, the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle on 22 February. Note that any day that falls during Holy Week in any particular year is not observed or is transferred until after Low Sunday (the Sunday after Easter).
Which are the 40 days of lent?
Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and runs up to and including Holy Saturday. That is actually 46 calendar days, but the 6 Sundays during Lent are traditionally ignored as they are the Sabbath.
Why is Lent important to catechumens?
You mean why is it done during Lent? Because lent is the particular time of the year that christians focus on their sins and repent, and baptism is the washing away of sins. Also the end of Lent is when christ rises from the dead and removes from us our sins.
What prayer don't we say during lent?
During Lent, the Gloria and the Alleluia are not said or sung during the Mass. This is because Lent is meant to be a solemn time where we reflect on our sinfulness and how we can better ourselves. Both the Gloria and the Alleluia are joyful prayers. The Gloria is said on Holy Thursday, and then both the Gloria and the Alleluia are reinstated in the Mass on Easter Sunday.
Does Lent end on palm Sunday or on Easter?
Yes, Lent ends on Holy Thursday and the Easter Triduum begins.
