Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word "lecten" which is Anglo-Saxon meaning "spring" and refers to the lengthening ...

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 ...

Catholic Answers offers a “find a church near me” search by putting in your zip code, city, or address. The 40-day season of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 15 new songs Thursday that will be in its new hymn collection "Hymns — For Home and Church." These include some ...

The church choir during a ministration As the service begins ... The harmonious blend of Christian hymns and Islamic songs fills the air. The congregation joins in, their voices rising in a ...

Therefore, Christians will often fast for periods of time or on certain days during Lent and will spend time in self-reflection, repentance, Bible study, prayer, and worship. Lent begins on Ash ...

Beginning on March 5, the first day of Lent, and running through Easter Sunday, April 20, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit called “‘Lord, You ...

There is a Christian tradition of giving something up during Lent − often something that is not good for you, such as eating too much chocolate or binge-watching television. Several years ago ...

The joint retreat outside of Rome never resumed, although for the next three years the pope cleared his schedule during the first full week of Lent and asked Curia officials to do likewise in order to ...

The words of this hymn, sung at Vespers on the first day of Great Lent, challenge us to take a deeper look ... Let us strive to incorporate all that is "true and acceptable" to God in our lives during ...