Perhaps this also explains why lectionary compilers did not scruple to set Luke 13.1-9 (Lent 3) after Luke 13.31-35 (Lent 2), and why they make a single lection out of one encounter, reflecting on ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36.

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, signifying the beginning of the six ... which is described in the New Testament as occurring on the third day of his burial. This year, Easter Sunday is on ...

Easter Sunday moves around the calendar. Here's why this culmination of Holy Week can take place between March 22 and April ...

Christians begin Lent, a 40-day period of preparation leading up to Easter—a tradition dating back to the early centuries of ...

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

Easter falls on Sunday, April 20, this year. Ahead of the holiday, many Christians will observe Lent, a 40-day period of self-reflection and sacrifice. The six-week period begins on Ash Wednesday ...

Amen." — "First Sunday in Lent," Book of Common Prayer 3. "We choose to remember, Lord, that You are with us. We choose to remember that nothing can steal our worship and nothing can take our ...

and on the third day — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Here are the key dates for this year's Easter season. More: When is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent? What to know ...