Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Easter is Sunday, April 20. That's 69 days from Monday, Feb. 10. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

OVERBURDENED clergy should not allow Lent groups to squat toadlike on their souls, bringing only dread in expectation of the increased workload in the weeks before Easter. The groups can be ...

4 to 6 p.m. | Every Friday starting March 5 until Easter St. Antoninus-Troop 614 Boy Scout | 5425 Julmar Dr | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Every Friday through Lent St. Aloysius Gonzaga School 4390 ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Scroll through this page of poetry on the theme of Lent, or click on a title below to jump to that particular poem. My Son, could I have climbed this hill for ...

As I bent my head lower, I felt his healing touch on my head. That was an endless moment when I felt nothing else but that touch.

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This evening and early tonight, the rain looks to intensify for a time, and sleet is possible on the highest ground. Later in the night, the rain will turn lighter and patchy. Tuesday Tomorrow ...

Large areas of cloud will persist through the night but still with a few clear breaks developing in places. A dry and chilly night. Wednesday Little change tomorrow, as skies will remain mostly ...