Season: Lent. Meaning: Repentance and preparation. Liturgical Color: Purple. Practices: Services focus on Jesus’ temptation (Matthew 4:1-11). Fasting: Daily, give up foods (e.g., meat, sweets) or habits; Fridays are key (no meat). Sundays are “mini-Easters,” so fasting may be relaxed (e.g., allowing sweets). Anglican/Lutheran emphasize structure; Methodists/Presbyterians choose personally; Baptists rarely fast. Prayer: Merciful God, as we fast and pray in Lent, grant us contrite hearts and renewed spirits. Lead us through Your Son’s passion to His resurrection. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.