Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian traditions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday ...

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 ...

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On the last day before Great Lent, Orthodox believers celebrate Forgiveness Sunday, or the week of Syropustnaya. On this day ...

Psalm 32:3-4 encapsulates how he was feeling. “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For ...

Lenten observances can involve giving up more than food. It could be abstaining from social media or soap operas, which can be the same thing, more or less.

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and ...

Lent, a 40-day season commemorating the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert, begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5. On Fridays ...

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It wasn't exactly New Orleans, but Catholics in the St. John Valley liked to stir up mischief before the start of Lent.