Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

The Lent 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. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

Easter is the holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Jesus ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In ...

Easter 2025 season will start soon with Ash Wednesday kicking off Lent. Here are all the dates to look for including Good ...

According to the Almanac, Easter Sunday changes every year because it is fixed to a solar calendar ... in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season ...

Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that ...