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Lent is a time of preparation for Easter: forty days of preparation for fifty days of celebration. Lent means waiting: for the cross, the water and the fire. God does not need Lent, but we do. The rhythm of fast and feast taps into some elemental need of ours, where denial creates longings to be satisfied so that we come to deeper appreciation of God's great gifts. 

Lent is a time for preparing catechumens (baptismal candidates) for Easter baptism. It has its origins in the fact that preparation of catechumens is a process by which the whole Christian community is renewed. While Sunday is always a festival of the crucified and raised Christ, omission of the Gloria (Glory to God), along with addition of other Lenten material provided in this liturgy help set the tone for the Season. Some words will be different, but they will remain the same for the whole of this season. 

So while the mood of the liturgy is changed, let us pray that our thirst, our passion and our love for the Lord Jesus in our lives is undiminished.