Ash Wednesday is this week ... set the first official period of Lent in 601 AD, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent was 46 days, which allowed for 40 days of fasting − ...

While Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent today, Lent is the older of the two, according to the Museum of the Bible. Lent was established centuries ago, around AD 325, and accepted only ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls ...

Lent ends on Holy Thursday, which falls on April 17. Why is Lent 40 days? Christians observe Lent for 40 days to represent the time Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting ...

Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday is tomorrow ... The first season of fasting and prayer was established in 601 AD by Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible.