Show The Lenten Season The observance of Lent the fast preceding aster is b a custom which ori originated with the early church probably in the th tat lat latter tatter lat latter ter part of or the second century but the number of days included i in the season enon has has varied variN widel widely nt at different times In the b beginning inning it appears from the writings 8 of Irenaeus and other carl early fathers of the church only one or two byo days dan of fasting were observed ed By v the fourth ecu ecu- cent t cen-t t V period of thre three six bc and evenS even S I I r wore in vat vat- var-i var l I t r with widely differ differ- c IL ILc c with respect to the c t- t t of th the tho fast fat A At tilt at reent Lent nt Is if Isa iaB n a f ft fp-f tot t of fort forty days day not Sr vs with Ash Wed this day this year on March arch C- C G J n rt the the Saturday bt before fore Easter |