This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, AshWednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 and when Fat Tuesday, AshWednesday and ...
Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, AshWednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...
Welcome to our series of Lent and Easter reflections. Our AshWednesday reflection, inspired by Matthew 6: 16-21, explores the significance of the cross of ash being marked on foreheads.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...