It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they belong to Jesus Christ and are ...

Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held each spring as a preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

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Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, is over, which means it's Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and the 2025 Easter season. During Easter, some might celebrate their belief in Jesus Christ's resurrection ...

Many Christians in South Jersey are set to celebrate the end of the Lent and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lent, a 40-day season in the Christian liturgical calendar, is a time that members of ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions ... It is the day when Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. While Good Friday is not one of the federal ...

Lent culminates with Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ ... of becoming familiar with Christ's suffering. "We give up things during the Lent season to remind ourselves ...

Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection, falls on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is tomorrow and the Lenten season is about to start. The religious holiday is a significant part of ...

Following the Lent season, when some indulge in Greater ... holy days that commemorate the crucifixion and celebrate Jesus Christ's resurrection. "Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the ...

through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen." — "First Sunday in Lent," Book of Common Prayer 3. "We choose to ...