A cross of ashes marked the beginning of Lent

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SCHEDULE: Ash Wednesday 2025 in Malls

Bookmark and refresh for the latest updates. MANILA, Philippines – For the Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday, March 5, opens the penitential season of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving in preparation for Holy Week and Easter.  On this day, Catholics flock to worship places to attend Mass and to have their foreheads marked with ashes as a symbol of repentance from sin. Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstinence. Fas…

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The Easter Lent, also known as Great Lent, begins on Monday, March 3, 2025, and will last until Saturday, April 19. On Sunday, April 20, Orthodox and Catholic believers celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. There follows a period in which those who want to keep...

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A cross of ashes marked the beginning of Lent

The 40-day Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday, leading to Easter Sunday.  In this 2006 Blade archive photo, The Rev. Tim Philabaum spreads ashes in the shape of a cross on James Laine’s forehead during an Ash Wednesday service at Zoar Lutheran Church in Perrysburg. For Christians, Lent is a period spent in reflection and prayer. Fasting is part of the tradition, as well as forgoing a favorite food, luxury or habit. This year Ash Wednesday is …

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CHURCH HISTORY: Lent is traditionally filled with fasting, abstinence and repentance

In less than a week, Christians worldwide celebrate a special day in the church calendar known as Ash Wednesday. The day marks the start of the season of Lent, a time to remember the Biblical story of Jesus’ 40-day time…

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Christians all over the world start their Lent on Ash Wednesday. In the Ev. Church this runs nationwide under the heading "Seven Weeks Without."

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Lent is one of the most important periods in the Catholic Church, since its beginning marks the way for Holy Week , where the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is commemorated. It is a period of 40 days where the faithful to that religion practice reflection, spiritual preparation, as well as fasting. With this, do you know when Lent begins and when will end on 2025 ? When does Lent 2025 begin and when does Lent end? In 2025, Lent will begi…