Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent, a period of prayer, fasting, and giving, ends on April 17, 2025. Easter Sunday is on April 20, 2025.

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5, 2025. Lent runs through April 17. “Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday, is an incredible time of year that we as Christians dedicate to prayer, ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

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.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5 and end on Holy Thursday, April 17. What is Lent? Lent is a 40-day period observed by Christians to prepare for Easter and the celebration of Jesus Christ's ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

This means that Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 season and when Ash Wednesday, Lent and Good Friday happen this year.

Lent, a time of fasting and abstinence, happens over the approximately seven-week period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. This year, Easter falls on April 20, 2025.

This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance ...

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, a later date than usual. Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras , is over, which means it's Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and the 2025 Easter season .