Good Friday, Ash Wednesday and Lent
What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know
The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. 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.
Easter comes late this year, including Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season leading up to Good Friday. Unlike many other holidays, the Easter holiday dates change every year. It can be as early as ...
Bríd Rodgers speaks of her sadness at the decline in SDLP votes as she looks back on her career.
The Church also teaches that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. For Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, one full meal and two small meals are recommended. All Catholics older ...
Good Friday, commemorating the death of Jesus, is on Friday, April 18, 2025. Lent is just two weeks away and before you know it, you'll be hiding eggs and filling baskets for Easter Sunday.
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A Feel Good Friday surprise for a county employee after a man with leg pain says she saved his lifeEastIdahoNews.com is partnering with Ashley and Ashley Outlet of Idaho Falls to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition. We ...
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