Lent, Ash Wednesday
What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know
The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent will be on Wednesday, March 5. Lent will end on Holy Thursday, April 17. Good Friday will be the next day, on Friday, April 18.
Moving closer to Jesus is one of the goals of Lent. In the Gospel of John, chapter 20, verse 32, Jesus said: “I will draw everyone to myself.” This is a promise we can count on. His strength will ...
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Story of St. Patrick offers important lessons during Lent, says Pennsylvania-based priestThis year of 2024, the Fifth Sunday of Lent coincides with St. Patrick's Day, the feast of the patron saint of Ireland. And while many people are taking the opportunity to revel in all things ...
Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20th in 2025 for both Catholic and Orthodox Christians. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, falls on March 5th and is a day of fasting and reflection.
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