Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter

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 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 Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the Christian observance
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.
When is Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates
This year, the spring equinox falls on Thursday, March 20. Easter is Sunday, April 20. That's 69 days from Monday, Feb. 10. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions ...
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here are the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know as Christians begin Lent leading up to Easter
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.
Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it?
Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...
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2025’s ‘coincidence’ could lead to common Easter date for Catholics, Orthodox
That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...
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Vatican publishes partial list of papal liturgical events during Lent
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early ...
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When does lent start 2025? Here are dates for Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Easter
It lasts six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season.
When is Easter? Key dates for the 2025 season in Wisconsin
Easter is known as a "moveable feast," The Old Farmer's Almanac says. Here are dates to know for the 2025 holiday.