Once begun it is ever beginning. As God led the Israelites by stages, so God leads me. Mr. Data on the Starship Enterprise emits a little giggle. This is inappropriate and unexpected from an artificial life form. This is a part of Data's programming which will find and correct anything which does not fit correctly into the expectations for him.
Data finds the errant chip of information and the problem is solved.
Data had been endowed by his creator with the ability to perform such a function. You probably see where I am going with this. Our Lenten procession is also a self-diagnosis. Something really big is coming in 40 days. Sometimes we get new clothes and serve special food.