Feb 25, 2025 · Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter, (excluding Sundays) that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. The 40 days of Lent involve fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as a way to connect deeper with God.

Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.

2 days ago · Lent is a period of penitential preparation for the Christian feast of Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday. Lent is observed for 40 days, in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fast in the wilderness, and focuses on fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.

Feb 28, 2025 · Lent is 40-days long and begins 46 days before the Saturday of Easter weekend. Since Easter Sunday falls on Sunday, April 20th, 2025, that puts Lent beginning March 5, 2025. Lent is only observed Monday-Saturday each week because every Sunday is considered a celebration of the Resurrection.

Mar 5, 2025 · Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.

Jun 13, 2024 · Lent is a season of spiritual preparation before Easter that is marked by fasting, repentance, and reflection on Jesus Christ's life and sacrifice. Many Christians observe Lent by giving up certain habits or foods and engaging in spiritual disciplines to deepen their faith and relationship with God.

Mar 5, 2025 · Lent is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that prepares Catholics for Easter by calling them to spiritual renewal and deeper union with Christ. Rooted in biblical and historical traditions, it has evolved from early Christian fasting practices to a structured liturgical season emphasizing conversion and sacrifice.

Mar 3, 2025 · Either way, Lent became adopted as a universal Christian practice after that. The word “Lent” itself comes from an Old English word simply meaning “springtime.” In the Greek and Latin of the early church, the season is known instead as Tessarakostí (Greek) and Quadragesima (Latin), both of which mean “fortieth.”

Lent is a season of preparation for Easter, mirroring Jesus’ forty days in the desert and also anticipating his passion, death, and triumphant resurrection: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert.” (CCC 540, see 542)

Feb 21, 2025 · Lent is a period of fasting, moderation, and self-denial traditionally observed by Catholics and some Protestant denominations. It begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter Sunday.The length of the Lenten fast was established in the fourth century as 46 days (40 days, not counting Sundays).