Lent 
2026
Lent begins this year on February 18, 2026. This first day of lent is also called Ash Wednesday.
Lent is 40 days, beginning Wednesday, February 18 and ends Saturday, April 4
Lent is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry. Lent is observed in many Christian churches. (Wikipedia, “Lent.”)
February 18 – Ash Wednesday
March 29 – Palm Sunday
April 2 – Maundy Thursday
April 3 – Good Friday
April 4 – Holy Saturday
April 5 – Easter/Resurrection Sunday
