Lenten veil

A Lenten veil (or Lenten cloth), known as a Fastentuch in German or velum quadragesimale in Latin, is a depiction of the Passion of Christ on a large veil which covers up a church chancel during Lent. Catholics and Lutherans observe the Christian tradition of the Lenten veil.

While the medieval tradition faded away, it has made an unexpected come-back in Germany since the German charity Misereor revamped it in 1976 as a tool to fight against world hunger, connecting prayer and almsgiving in the spirit of Lent.

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