1 You will not have joint pain or stiffness, but this does not mean your gout is cured. 2  You will still need treatment to prevent chronic gout. 3  Chronic tophaceous gout: Without treatment, large amounts of uric acid crystals, called tophi, collect around your joints. 4  The crystals can destroy or deform the joints.
Share. By Scott P. Richert. Question: Lent, the period of prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter, is 40 days long, but there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, and Easter.
Back to Gallery. Lent is a time for forgoing worldly pleasures and opting to spend time in spiritual reflection and meditation. As Christians mark the period leading up to Easter â Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of Lent, is next week â some are turning to secular literature with strong religious themes to bring faith into focus.