Ash Wednesday

Lent

Feb 11

Prayer and penitence, marking the first day of Lent.

The sign of the cross is marked on the forehead with ashes made from the previous Easter’s palm crosses.

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Prayer

Ash Wednesday is a day of prayer and reflection, marking the first day of Lent.

Prayer

Passion

Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with crowds waving palm branches and shouting “hosanna”

Passion

Cleansing

Holy Monday services commemorate Jesus’s cleansing of the temple

Cleansing

Reflection

Holy Tuesday services commemorate service and redemption

Reflection

Betrayal

Holy Wednesday services commemorate the betrayal of Jesus

Betrayal

Communion

Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) services commemorate the Last Supper

Communion

Suffering

Good Friday services commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross

Suffering

Waiting

The Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Holy Saturday

Waiting

Prayer