The Lenten veil (or Lenten cloth), known as Fastentuch in German or velum quadragesimale in Latin is a depiction of the Passion of Christ on a large veil which covers up the chancel of the church during Lent. The Christian tradition of the Lenten veil is observed by Catholics and Lutherans.[1]
While the medieval tradition was fading away, it has made an unexpected come back in Germany since the Misereor charity revamped it in 1976, as a tool to fight against world hunger, connecting prayer and almsgiving in the spirit of Lent.[2][3]
^Ekici, Didem; Blessing, Patricia; Baudez, Basile (30 June 2023). Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90044-6. Varied in iconographic content, material, and style, these re-interpretations of a medieval tradition have been adopted by both modern Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran congregations.
^"Das Misereor-Hungertuch". Misereor (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
^Fastentuch und Kultfiguren: Sonderausstellung des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde in Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bundesdenkmalamt Wien, 22. März bis 12. Mai 1996 (in German). Im Selbstverlag des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde. 1996. p. 89.
Lentenveil (or Lenten cloth), known as Fastentuch in German or velum quadragesimale in Latin is a depiction of the Passion of Christ on a large veil...
Holy Saturday, when the Easter Vigil is celebrated, though in either case, Lenten fasting observances are maintained until the evening of Holy Saturday. Sundays...
Lenten shrouds are veils used to cover crucifixes, icons and some statues during Passiontide with some exceptions of those showing the suffering Christ...
The season focuses on examination of conscience and repentance before the Lenten fast. It includes Shrove Saturday, Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday and Shrove...
the Syrian liturgy) the use of a veil across the entire sanctuary has been retained. Lentenveiling Some churches veil their crosses during Passiontide...
with candy such as jelly beans; as many people give up sweets as their Lenten sacrifice, individuals enjoy them at Easter after having abstained from...
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the mourning of Holy Week. During the preceding week the propers in the Lenten Triodion track the sickness and then the death of Lazarus, and Christ's...
eggs, and dairy products) that is blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast. This continues to be normative in Eastern Christianity and Easter...
crucifixion, including darkness, an earthquake, the tearing of the sanctuary's veil and the resurrection of saints (in the Gospel of Matthew). Following Jesus's...
People handed out eggs as special treats for children to enjoy prior to the Lenten fast; people then abstained from eggs throughout Lent and could enjoy them...
Western Christian congregations that do the Daniel Fast. After the forty-day Lenten season concludes and Eastertide begins, eggs may be consumed again, giving...
celebrated. The term "Quartodeciman" refers to the practice of ending the Lenten fast on Nisan 14 of the Hebrew calendar, "the LORD's passover". According...
from the Gospel of John.[citation needed] Along with observing a general Lenten fast, many Lutherans emphasize the importance of Good Friday as a day of...
the Lenten Triodion, which contains the Lenten texts for the Daily Office (Canonical Hours) and Liturgies. The Triodion begins during the Pre-Lenten period...
Christian congregations that undertake the Daniel Fast. After the forty-day Lenten season concludes and Eastertide begins, eggs may be consumed again, giving...
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25 March 2017. Kallistos (Ware), Bishop (1978). Mary, Mother (ed.). The Lenten Triodion. South Canaan, PA: St. Tikhon's Seminary Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-1878997517...
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Averky Liturgics – The Pascha of the Lord, or the Resurrection of Christ; Lenten Matins", Retrieved 2012-04-12 Propers for the following two Sundays are...
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are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season. In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity...
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