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When is Easter, Ash Wednesday, Lent? Your guide to 2025 holy days
Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...
When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the start of Lent
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a ...
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This Lent, compare your life to a migrant's, pope says
The message, signed Feb. 6, before the pope was hospitalized Feb. 14 for treatment of double pneumonia, was released by the ...
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When is Lent 2025? When is Ash Wednesday? What happens during the Christian event?
Lent is one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time. The season begins with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy ...
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What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know
Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why the dates they fall on change every year. The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fast ...
When is Mardi Gras 2026? Get ready for a much shorter Carnival season next year
Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17. That means celebrations in 2026 will pack into just 43 days. Why isn’t Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on different days ...