Lent, Easter and Ash Wednesday

Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
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 beginning of Lent will be on Wednesday, March 5. Lent will end on Holy Thursday, April 17. Good Friday will be the next day, on Friday, April 18.
When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
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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 resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a liturgical tradition that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
When is Easter 2025? What to know about Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday, more
Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025. Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week which commemorates Jesus Christ's entry to Jerusalem, is on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the Christian observance
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of ...
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When does lent start 2025? Here are dates for Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Easter
Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent ...