Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. People who observe Lent do so to honor what is said in the Bible to be Jesus' 40 days fasting in the desert before his baptism.

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lent season, which prepares for Easter with six weeks of repentance and closeness to God. ... Lent 2025: When, what and how the Christian observance is done.

Lent is one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. The season begins with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy Week ...

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way. However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of ...

Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday, April 17, 2025, also known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. As of ...