Feb 25, 2025 · Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter, (excluding Sundays) that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. The 40 days of Lent involve fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as a way to connect deeper with God.

Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter.

Feb 28, 2025 · View the full Lenten season calendar for 2025. Lent begins each year on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday. This year Lent will start on Wednesday, March 5th.

Jun 13, 2024 · Lent is the Christian season of spiritual preparation before Easter. In Western churches, it begins on Ash Wednesday. During Lent, many Christians observe a period of fasting, repentance, moderation, self-denial, and spiritual discipline.

Apr 16, 2025 · The 2025 Lent season began on Wednesday, March 5 and ends on Thursday, April 17. ... Lent's 40 days represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting his ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Here's a rundown of everything major you need to know about the Lenten season, the 40+ days of penance to prepare our hearts Easter, the greatest of all Christian feasts. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday (this year March 5, 2025) and …

Mar 5, 2025 · Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.

Mar 5, 2025 · According to the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lent is a season of preparation to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Easter. The tradition of the 40-day season...

3 days ago · Lent is a period of penitential preparation for the Christian feast of Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday. Lent is observed for 40 days, in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fast in the wilderness, and focuses on fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.

Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, mirroring Jesus’ forty days in the desert and also anticipating his passion, death, and triumphant resurrection: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert.” (CCC 540, see 542)