On Good Friday ... Alleluia at the Easter Vigil, as are all bells or other instruments, the only music during this period being unaccompanied chant. The omission of the prayer of consecration ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will precede Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season for 2025. Ash ...

This year, the spring equinox falls on Thursday, March 20. Easter is Sunday, April 20. Lent, a 40-day-period of prayer and ...