Lent is nearly halfway over, and millions are eagerly awaiting Easter Sunday. Here are the meanings behind the days and why people choose to fast.

This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and Good Friday also change. Good Friday falls during Holy Week, which starts with Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025 and ends ...

Lent is just two weeks away and before you know it, you'll be hiding eggs and filling baskets for Easter Sunday. Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, for most Christians ...

Third Sunday of Lent The Reverend Catherine Williams discovers the meaning of Jesus' parable of the fig tree, and how we grow in faith through our repentance. We welcome Catherine Williams - an ...

Please also contribute on Share Lent Sunday, March 18. This Lenten campaign for the poor of the world is conducted by Development and Peace, the social justice charity promoted by the Bishops of ...

Mothering Sunday was also known as Refreshment Sunday because the fasting rules for Lent were relaxed that day. Originally, both Old and New Testament lessons on mid-lent Sunday made a point of food.

The events of Palm Sunday are not the repentance that will free them from their rivalries and violence. That kind of repentance will require more. And, indeed , the repentance of the crowds wears thin ...