The origin of Lent and how it's celebrated today BY ANTHONY VENCE news@bullardnews.com For many Christians, March 5 marked the start of Lent, a time of time of self-examination and reflection in preparation of Easter. Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. The forty days represents the time Jesus Christ spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and ...
March 11, 2014 - Bullard Banner News