Nick schwemler
Ash wednesday
Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It occurs 46 days before Easter and can fall as early as 4 February or as late as 10 March
what is lent
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Lent is is a solemn religious observance that starts on ash wednesday and covers a period of approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday.
Why
The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer, penance, repentance of sins, almsgiving,atonement and self-denial.Its institutional purpose is heightened in the annual commemoration of Holy Week, marking the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus
Palm sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.