Lent is a time of preparation for the death of Christ on Good Friday and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is a period of 40 days of repentance, with prayer, fasting and abstinence, and Confession. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday. For Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent begins two days earlier, on Clean Monday. The following is a list of the dates of the Sundays and major feast days that fall in Lent 2014. Clean Monday Monday, March 3, 2014 Ash Wednesday Wednesday, March 5, 2014• First Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 9, 2014 Second Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 16, 2014 Feast of Saint Patrick Monday, March 17, 2014 Feast of Saint Joseph Wednesday, March 19 2014 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 23, 2014• The Annunciation of the Lord Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)Sunday, March 30, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)Sunday, April 6, 2014 Palm Sunday Sunday, April 13, 2014 Holy Thursday Thursday, April 17, 2014 Good Friday Friday, April 18, 2014 Holy Saturday Saturday, April 19, 2014 Easter Sunday Sunday, April 20, 2014
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:33:58 +0000