Lent and Shrove Tuesday: Father Matthew Presents

Father Matthew introduces his friends, Jehosephat and Regina, to the Christian season of Lent, a time of discipline and penitence. But Jehosephat and Regina like the idea of Shrove Tuesday much better! This video is part of the "Father Matthew Presents" video series, produced by the Rev. Matthew Moretz, an Episcopal priest at Christ's Church in Rye, New York. "Father Matthew Presents" features the treasures of Christianity, one video at a time.

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[adavecdave]

i am unable to find ''lent'' in the holy bible, does anyone know what passage i could find this in?

[FatherMatthew]

@adavecdave the same place you find "the holy trinity"

[FatherMatthew]

@adavecdave More seriously, though. The number 40 is used in the scriptures to indicate completeness and fullness. So a 40 day period was placed before easter for certain disciplines, especially the training of people for baptism (catechumens). Just as Jesus prayed and fasted for 40 days in the wilderness, we imitate him in that fashion for guidance. Lent all comes down to Jesus, actually.

[pradip1995hero]

are you a real priest? btw thanks for letting me know what lent and shrove tuesday means! but why do people call it pancake day?

[FatherMatthew]

@pradip1995hero They call it pancake day because the tradition developed to clean out your pantry before the severe season of Lent, and many people made pancakes in the process, and so the tradition developed to serve pancakes every Shrove Tuesday after that.

[connerjd]

I am not catholic, but it is good to hear about religious holidays.

[FatherMatthew]

@connerjd I'm Episcopalian, but also catholic (as in part of the 'universal' Church)

[GiveMeLiberty1]

Thanks for posting this, Father! I was beginning to wonder what happened to you! :)

[FatherMatthew]

@Hankatu Yes and yes.

[chalicechiq]

@adavecdave "Lent" or "lenting" is the old Germanic word for "spring." That's all it means. :)

[MegaOrchdork]

Who knew that Jehosephat and Regina could cut such a rug! I think they should audition for So You Think You Can Dance....I am sure they will make it!

[adavecdave]

@FatherMatthew so lent would be more of a tradition i suppose.

i had that thought, however i was not sure

thanks, your videos are well done, most enlightening.

[adavecdave]

@FatherMatthew the trinity in Gen.1

[ONE] In the beginning GOD created the heaven and the earth.

[TWO] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the SPIRIT OF GOD moved upon the face of the waters.

[THREE] And God said, Let there be LIGHT: and there was light.

John.8 [12] Then spake JESUS again unto them, saying, I am the LIGHT of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life

[Hankatu]

@differnet Well I can't name anyone who has destroyed any bibles, but I don't see how it's relevant. As for the rest of your comment - it's absolutely meaningless to me. I find righteousness to be a negative thing as it usually leads to being a pompous brat. I don't need salvation because there's nothing I need to be saved from. There can be no loving relationship with someone as psychopathic as God. No, there are no god-sent prophets, and there never was, and he definitely isn't here every day.

[differnet]

@Hankatu Who has destroyed the bible? The way I see it, is that many Christians seem to look to the bible for a list that will bring them into righteousness. It's kind of a 1 from column a and 2 from column b approach. However, as Christ and the Apostles repeatedly tell us our own righteousness cannot save us. It is only the loving relationship with God that will save us. Do you honestly believe that God has stopped sending us prophets? He is here with us every day.

[Hankatu]

@differnet I watched the video and enjoyed it, but I don't agree with calling it idolotry. I'm sure no creationist would claim that his faith is in the bible, not God. If you claim biblical literalism to be idolotry, then it follows that by destroying the item you destroy the deity. What creationist would claim that by destroying the bible you destroy God?