Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

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, the last ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36.

Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter, is a time for Christians to reflect on their sinfulness and make sacrifices of fasting and charity to atone in anticipation of celebrating Christ’s ...

Part of the sacrifice is to reflect on the spiritual journey. Cannabis can promote introspection and heightened awareness, ...

Lent, a period of prayer and fasting, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many Christians observe Lent by giving up something they enjoy, such as sweets or alcohol. Ash Wednesday ...

Spotify, an online streaming platform, has unveiled ‘Lent Destination’, a hub designed to facilitate spiritual reflection and connection for Christians observing Lent. James Propa ...

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron, who is retiring, celebrated his last Ash ...

CANTON − Lent, the 40-day period in Christianity leading up to Easter, is the one tradition that the world's more than 45,000 Christian denominations have in common. The practice of Lent ...

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Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads on Lent and why do Christians give things up for this festival before Easter? Why do Christians mark themselves with ashes ...