MEDITATION OF THE DAY: As we approach the altar on Ash Wednesday and receive the sign of the cross with ash from the Palms ...

LITURGICAL THEME FOR THE DAY: Lent is a forty-day pilgrimage that leads us from the darkness of Holy Week to the light of Easter. The five Sundays that punctuate this journey are not merely “breaks” ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Today, Wednesday, February 18, is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent 2026. “Lent” is Latin-derived from the Greek meaning, “fortieth day.” Forty has various meanings in the Bible but […] ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians.

When does Lent 2026 begin? What day is Ash Wednesday? When is Easter this year? What we know on why Christians do Lent and ...

Pope Leo XIV has already restored several customs from recent pontificates that Francis had set aside. The Pallium Mass for ...

The Basilica of St. Edwards will host a Lenten musical meditation titled "Come Back to Me" on Friday. In preparation for Easter, the Basilica of St. Edward is inviting the public to a Lenten musical ...

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., presents its annual Lenten Jazz Vespers program every Sunday evening until Easter. The short, evening meditations feature performances by New Orleans jazz ...

I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.” (Mary Oliver, “When Death Comes”) I was first introduced to the world of Mary Oliver’s poetry by my spiritual ...

Jonathan Roumie from "The Chosen" encourages Lent meditation through Hallow prayer app, offering peace and spiritual growth during the 40-day journey.

Is Mardi Gras 2026 today? When is Fat Tuesday? Holy Week schedule? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? What we know about king cakes and more.