The Conference of Bishops produces posters promoting the Lenten movement every year, distributes them along with the Pope's discourse to encourage love for God and neighbor, and launches a nationwide campaign. The theme is: 'Let's share what we have with love.'
The three major elements of this movement are ▲ Neighbor Love Awareness Education (Lent Education) ▲ , Recommendation of Fasting (Friday of the 5th week of Lent) - 'Fasting of Love' ▲ , National Offering (Sunday of the Passion of the Lord) - 'Common Offering Day for the Poor'.
Fasting is on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday to participate in the Passion of Christ and to atone for sins. In his Lenten speech this year, Pope Leo XIV said that "fasting is a concrete way to prepare ourselves to receive God's Word," and that "abstinence in food was an ancient virtuous practice and is essential for the journey of repentance.
Since 1978, the movement's theme has been fixed at 'Let's share what we have with love'. Fasting on Friday in the fifth week of Lent and making joint offerings on Sunday in the Passion of the Lord have also been established.
From its early days to the 1990s, the Lenten movement focused on fasting, exhortation to communal giving, and education in faith renewal and sharing practices. Since the early 2000s, the movement has spread through donation banks, secondhand donations, and charity concerts and bazaars. In particular, the meaning of the movement has expanded as various sharing activities such as 'special blood donation during Lent', 'organ donation movement', and 'volunteer activities' have emerged one by one.
The Lent movement has established itself as a faith movement that practices love for neighbor through moderation and sacrifice and has undergone changes and development for 50 years. Today, this movement continues to be a representative sharing activity of the Korean Church, leading believers to understand the meaning of Lent more deeply and practice charity.
Fasting is on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday to participate in the Passion of Christ and to atone for sins. In his Lenten speech this year, Pope Leo XIV said that "fasting is a concrete way to prepare ourselves to receive God's Word," and that "abstinence in food was an ancient virtuous practice and is essential for the journey of repentance.
Since 1978, the movement's theme has been fixed at 'Let's share what we have with love'. Fasting on Friday in the fifth week of Lent and making joint offerings on Sunday in the Passion of the Lord have also been established.
From its early days to the 1990s, the Lenten movement focused on fasting, exhortation to communal giving, and education in faith renewal and sharing practices. Since the early 2000s, the movement has spread through donation banks, secondhand donations, and charity concerts and bazaars. In particular, the meaning of the movement has expanded as various sharing activities such as 'special blood donation during Lent', 'organ donation movement', and 'volunteer activities' have emerged one by one.
The Lent movement has established itself as a faith movement that practices love for neighbor through moderation and sacrifice and has undergone changes and development for 50 years. Today, this movement continues to be a representative sharing activity of the Korean Church, leading believers to understand the meaning of Lent more deeply and practice charity.
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