Passiontide

Lent means either the period from 5th Sunday of Lent, which is also called Judica or Passion Sunday until the end of Lent ( the Catholic Church ) or is a synonym for the term Lent ( in Protestant churches).

The liturgy of Lent in the Catholic Church is characterized in that it shifts the emphasis from the idea of penance towards the contemplation of the suffering of Jesus Christ. Extrinsic characteristics of Lent is the veiling of crucifixes and crosses, some places of statues, with the exception of those showing the suffering Christ, such as the Man of Sorrows, by violet or black cloths.