It's A LENT SEASON :)

It's A LENT SEASON & its 6.15am in d morning & Im still awake.. wondering what am i supposed to do.. i opened my laptop & continue playing games but then suddenly it hits me..Hey.. y am i still on diz games although im still not really know what is d real meaning of LENT.. so I search on the catholic online.. & here some info abt lent.. juz wanna share wif u guys ^_^

Lent is the Christian season of preparation before Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the 1st day of the start of the season of Lent :) which begin 40 days prior to Easter. Lent also is the time when many Christian prepare for Easter by obsrving a period of fasting, repentance, moderation & spiritual discipline. The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ towards his suffering and his sacrifice, his life, death, burial & resurrection.

Our foreheads are marked with ashes to humble our hearts and reminds us that life passes away on Earth. We remember this when we are told "Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return".

• Prayer: More time given to prayer during Lent should draw us closer to the Lord. We might pray especially for the grace to live out our baptismal promises more fully. We might pray for the elect who will be baptized at Easter and support their conversion journey by our prayer. We might pray for all those who will celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation with us during Lent that they will be truly renewed in their baptismal commitment.
• Fasting: Fasting is one of the most ancient practices linked to Lent. In fact, the paschal fast predates Lent as we know it.Fasting is more than a means of developing self-control. It is often an aid to prayer, as the pangs of hunger remind us of our hunger for God. The first reading on the Friday after Ash Wednesday points out another important dimension
  of fasting. The prophet Isaiah insists that fasting without changing our behavior is not pleasing to God. "This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own" (Is 58:6-7).
• Almsgiving: It should be obvious at this point that almsgiving, the third traditional pillar, is linked to our baptismal commitment in the same way. It is a sign of our care for those in need and an expression of our gratitude for all that God has given to us. Works of charity and the promotion of justice are integral elements of the Christian way of life we began when we were baptized.

HAVE A BLESSED LENT MONTHS MY DEAR FRIENDS & FAMILY... <3