For those staying strong in their Lent ... Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period of solemn observance that ends on Easter Sunday.

Easter is an important day for those of the Christian faith. It can fall on a different date from year to year, depending on the moon cycle.

In the Christian church, Lent is a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. In Western churches, it begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year was on Wednesday, March 5. Father Ray Fleming ...

"All Christian traditions can appreciate Easter for what it is, and I think the preparation season is a really good ...

The season lasts for 40 days, ending during Holy Week, the final week before Easter. In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent ends on Holy Thursday, or April 17, 2025. For Protestant denominations ...

Historically, on Fat Tuesday, the custom is to use all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation ... praying and attending church services. Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian ...

Father Jim Curiel (left) consecrates the elements for Holy Communion during Easter Sunday mass at St. Mary of Carmel Catholic Church in west ... up to Easter called Lent, falls on March 5 this ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early Christian church, Lent was initially observed over six weeks ...