Lent 2026: February 18 to April 1
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully.
The Lenten Brochure shown will be mailed to homes in early February; read the digital version from the Friday Flocknote email or website. The brochure includes:
- Special events, including Ash Wednesday, the Hallow Parish Mission, Stations of the Cross, and retreats in English and Spanish.
- Lenten Parish Reconciliation Service
- Palm Sunday and Easter Mass schedules
- Outreach opportunities
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.