Saint Michael's Lent

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Saint Michael's Lent is a period of fasting observed as a private devotion by some members of the Catholic Church, from the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 to Michaelmas (the feast of St Michael) on September 29, excluding Sundays. [1] According to Bonaventure, St. Michael's Lent originates in Franciscan tradition. [2] It is also mentioned in Little Flowers of St. Francis . [3] It was the custom for Francis of Assisi to fast before Michaelmas to honor the Blessed Virgin and St. Michael. [4]

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  1. ↑ "St. Michael’s Lent August 15th to September 29th", Secular Franciscan Order - USA
  2. ↑ Goepel, Masha. "Participate in St. Michael’s Lent this Autumn", Catholic Stand, August 19, 2019
  3. ↑ "St. Michael's Lent: A period of fasting observed by St. Francis of Assisi". aleteia.org. 14 August 2019.
  4. ↑ de Montor, Artaud. The Lives and Times of the Roman Pontifs, from St. Peter to Pius IX, Volume 1, Issue 2, D. & J. Sadlier, 1869, p. 404
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