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. What are ...

Lent is one of the five seasons of the Catholic liturgical calendar which precedes Easter. It is observed by Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans and other denominations. Lent is a 40-day observance ...

Christians around the world are currently observing Lent, a period of 40 days of fasting and reflection leading up to Easter; this year Lent is observed from March 5 through April 17. For many ...

Lent ends on Holy Thursday, which falls on April 17. Why is Lent 40 days? Christians observe Lent for 40 days to represent the time Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting ...

This Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer observed ahead of Easter. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (April 18) are days of fasting ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor ...

However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of Western Christianity meant to prepare Christians for Easter celebrations. As Easter is determined by the lunar cycles of ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...

Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer observed ahead of Easter. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (April 18) are days of fasting, during which Catholics ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others.

The coming of Lent, however, suggests that the gift of one’s memory to God involves the constant purification of memory over a lifetime, as a saint like John Paul surely knew. The annual 40-day ...