Why Lent Is 40 Days — The Truth About Fasting, Abstinence & Catholic Weakness

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Why is Lent 40 days long? Why do Catholics fast? Why abstain from meat? Why Easter eggs? And have Lenten requirements changed? In this powerful breakdown of the Holy Season of Lent, we explore: • The biblical meaning of 40 days • The ancient roots of fasting and abstinence • Why meat, eggs, and even wine were forbidden • How Lenten discipline has changed over centuries • The current Church requirements • Why temperance is the key virtue of Lent • The spiritual battle against concupiscence • Why modern Catholics struggle with penance Lent is not about dieting. It’s not about self-improvement. It’s about reparation, self-mastery, and spiritual warfare. The Church teaches that unless we do penance, we shall perish. Lent is the badge of Christian warfare. It strengthens us against the princes of darkness and helps us conquer the passions. Modern Lent requires: • 2 days of fasting (Ash Wednesday & Good Friday) • 8 days of abstinence (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday & Fridays of Lent) But is that enough to grow in the virtue of temperance? This video explores how fasting trains the soul, disciplines the body, and restores order to our passions in a culture obsessed with comfort, indulgence, and softness. If you want a strong Lent — not a symbolic one — this is for you. 00:00 – Violet Vestments & Preparing for Lent 00:46 – Why Is Lent 40 Days Long? 01:56 – The Origin of Fasting (Adam & Reparation) 03:18 – Why Abstinence From Meat? 05:07 – Eggs, Wine & Ancient Lenten Discipline 06:25 – How Lent Became Less Strict 09:43 – Modern Lenten Rules (What’s Required Now) 10:15 – The Real Goal of Lent: Temperance 12:19 – Concupiscence Explained 14:09 – The Modern Culture of Softness 17:00 – The Virtue of Temperance & Self-Mastery 18:54 – Current Church Law on Fasting & Abstinence 20:09 – Is the Minimum Enough? 21:35 – Run Penance by Your Confessor 22:09 – Ramadan vs Modern Lent 23:27 – Pope Benedict XIV on Lent 25:16 – The Badge of Christian Warfare 25:27 – Final Challenge: Prove Your Love for Christ For more please go to http://www.veritascaritas.com & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest http://blog.adw.org/2011/12/those-were-the-days-of-giants-a-brief-reflection-on-the-fasting-and-abstinence-that-were-once-common-in-advent-and-lent/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #Lent #Catholic #CatholicTeaching #Fasting #SpiritualWarfare #Temperance #Penance #AshWednesday #GoodFriday #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicMasculinity #SelfDiscipline #ChristianLiving #Faith

Topics

• Bible Study
• Purity
• Fasting