Saint Michael's Lent is a period of fasting observed in 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] As a pious custom, it isn’t intended to be as rigorous as Lent proper.
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