Question: When Is Lent 2011?
Lent 2011 is the season of penance and prayer before Easter. When is Lent 2011?
Answer: Lent starts every year on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2011 falls on March 9, 2011, and Holy Saturday 2011 falls on April 23, 2011, the day before Easter 2011.
While Lent is a 40-day period of fasting and prayer, there are 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (inclusive). For an explanation of the discrepancy, see How Are the 40 Days of Lent Calculated?
For the dates of Holy Days of Obligation and moveable feasts associated with Lent 2011, see the Catholic 2011 calendar.
More FAQs About Lent:
- Why Don't Roman Catholics Sing the Alleluia During Lent?
- What Should Replace the Alleluia During Lent?
- Should I Give Up My Diet for Lent?
- What Are the Rules for Fasting and Abstinence in the Catholic Church?
- Should We Fast on Sundays?
- What Is Laetare Sunday?
