Question: When Is Lent?
Lent, the season of penance and prayer before Easter, changes every year. When is Lent?
Answer: Lent starts every year on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Since the dates of both Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday are dependent on the date of Easter, which is a moveable feast, Lent falls at a different time every year. (See How Is the Date of Easter Calculated? for more details.)
The following articles give the dates when Lent will be observed in each of the next several years:
More FAQs About Lent:
- How Are the 40 Days of Lent Calculated?
- 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?
Dates of Related Holidays:
- When Does Lent Start?
- When Is Ash Wednesday?
- When Is Good Friday?
- When Is Holy Saturday?
- When Is Easter?
- When Does Lent End?
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