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- St. Michael’s Lent is a lesser-known but deeply spiritual tradition within the Catholic Church, observed from August 15th (the Feast of the Assumption) to September 29th (the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel). This 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and penance is modeled after the more widely known Lenten season leading up to Easter.
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1 day ago · St. Michael’s Lent dates back to the 13th century when St. Francis of Assisi received the stigmata on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14). The tradition, described in The Little Flowers of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure, honors Our Lady and St. Michael. Much like a ‘mini-Lent,’ the devotion lasts 40 days (excluding ...
Aug 13, 2024 · Saint Michael’s Lent is a traditional observance of prayer and fasting practiced from the feast of the Assumption on Aug. 15 to Michaelmas Day, now known as the feast of the Archangels on Sept. 29. It is not a liturgical season but a devotional practice made popular by Saint Francis and taken up today by the men’s ministry Exodus 90.
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Saint Michael's Lent is a period of fasting observed in the Catholic Church, from the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 to Michaelmas (the feast of St Michael) on September 29, excluding Sundays. [1]
Sep 16, 2024 · “St. Michael’s Lent,” as the late-summer season is traditionally called, begins with the Solemnity of the Assumption on Aug. 15 and ends with what is now known as the feast of the Archangels (including St. Michael), Sept. 29. If it sounds unfamiliar, that’s because, to most Catholics, it’s unknown.
Aug 17, 2024 · St. Michael’s Lent is a lesser-known but deeply spiritual tradition within the Catholic Church, observed from August 15th (the Feast of the Assumption) to September 29th (the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel).
Aug 14, 2019 · This fast kept by St. Francis runs from the Solemnity of the Assumption (August 15) and ends on the feast of St. Michael (September 29). Similar to Lent that occurs before the feast of...
“St. Michael’s Lent” is a beautiful devotion in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. It is a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance—a miniature Lent, you might say—that runs from the Feast of the Assumption on August 15th to the great archangel’s feast day on September 29th.
