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1 day ago · St. Michael’s Lent is a powerful way to increase devotion to and call upon the archangel for help and assistance, especially during these unprecedented times. There are not any specific requirements, but here’s a handy meditation booklet for guidance.
This liturgical calendar for 2022 was produced by the Liturgy Office of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for use with Breviaries and people’s Missals.
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Aug 15, 2024 · Michael’s Lent is a forty day period of prayer, fasting and penance in honor of St. Michael the Archangel, which runs from August 15th, the Solemnity of the Assumption, to September 29th, which in the traditional rite is the feast day of only St. Michael, but in the Novus Ordo rite now includes all three of the archangels.
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). Much like a ‘mini-Lent,’ the devotion lasts 40 days (excluding Sundays). This period of prayer, fasting, and penance.
Sep 24, 2024 · Though St. Michael’s Lent has begun a resurgence, it is still unknown to the majority of Catholics. A term given to the period between the Assumption, August 15, and the feast of St. Michael, September 29 by St. Francis of Assisi, St. Michael’s Lent is another period in the year to devote to prayer and fasting. St. Michael’s Lent?
Aug 18, 2022 · Fasting for St. Michael's Lent: This fasting period begins on the Assumption (August 15) and ends on the feast of St. Michael (September 29). It excludes Assumption Day itself and all Sundays, which are never days of fasting although they may be days of abstinence if one so chooses to keep them as such.
“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.
