But before all that is the period known as Lent. But what is Lent, exactly? At its core, Lent is a solemn season focused on faith and sacrifice. However, there’s much more to know about its ...

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as permanent tradition, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...

It marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Many Christians attend services where ashes are placed on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, often accompanied by fasting or prayer. Historically ...

Lent is a journey, but you don’t have to walk it alone. In the midst of sacrifice and reflection, we are invited to hope, a hope rooted in Christ’s love, revealed through the cross, celebrating the ...

On Feb. 14, 2024, millions of Catholics around the world received a traditional ash cross on their foreheads to mark the beginning of Lent — the 40-day period before Easter that, according to ...

And when we think about Lent, we think about what we should give up (sweets or chocolate). But it is more than that Lent is a preparation for Easter Shrove Tuesday was made by a house-wife in ...