Easter 2025: Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, symbolising hope and new beginnings after his crucifixion. It concludes the 40-day Lent period.

This year, Lent began on March 5, and its 40 day period ends today, April 17, on Holy Thursday (also known as Maundy Thursday). The last day of Lent will always be on the Thursday before Easter.

When is Lent over? The Lenten 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 every year.

When does Lent end Lent's 40-day season ends on Holy Thursday. What is Lent? Lent is a 40-day period observed by Christians to prepare for Easter and the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection.

After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday.

Easter 2025 is this Sunday, April 20, 2025. Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most important week in Catholicism ...

Lent is well underway, and millions of Christians around the world are observing. The weeks-long spring tradition is practiced in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.

When does Lent end? Lent lasts six weeks leading up to Easter and ends on either, April, 17, 2025; or April 19, 2025. The end date for Lent varies by faith denomination.

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert ...

Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The date of Easter is determined by the Sunday after the first full moon that follows the Spring Equinox. Lent, a period of fasting and ...

THIS could be the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, or of John. It might be the dialogue between Gabriel and an apprehensive Mary, or the coming of the Light into the world. Or perhaps it depicts ...