That is why a sin committed during Lent is most offensive

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III








That is why a sin committed during Lent is most offensive.
It is true that a sin is a sin, but it is more horrible during Lent than during normal days because he who sins during any fast in general, and during Lent in particular, is actually committing a double sin. The offence of the sin itself and in addition the contempt shown for the holiness of those days. Therefore, they are two sins, not just one.