[DarkSavant]

According to Catholics, Lent is derived from the 40 days Yeshua spent fasting in the wilderness, but it is admitted that the observance of Lent was unknown to the disciples and it did not find its way into the church until several centuries after the time of the Messiah. Lent was an indispensible preliminary to the great annual festival in commemoration of the death and resurrection of Tammuz — which was celebrated by alternate weeping and rejoicing. So the 40 days of Lent is connected with the Babylonian goddess Ashtoreth/ Astarte/Ishtar (the origin of the word Easter), and the worship of Tammuz.

It never ceases to amaze me the contortions anti-Catholics go through to lambast anything Catholic.

[NewCenturions]

I guess listening to attacks on The Church is a good way to start Lent!

[pbear8]

Yes, it took so few posts before we were called pagans and idolators. Truly they work overtime.

[Grateful2God]

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