Ever since, this Sunday has been commemorated as the "Triumph of Orthodoxy." On the Second Sunday of Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates our Holy Father Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, ...

The season of Lent is upon us. This is a holy season for Christians who seek to identify with Jesus Christ’s 40 days of fasting as he prepared to be tested and later crucified. In order to ...

Introduce your class to the Christian festival Lent, covering when and how it is experienced as well as information about the key holy days. Designed for KS1 and KS2, this short guide offers a concise ...

You can still listen to our current series of Lent and Easter reflections and watch videos about each of the Holy Days. Listen to 11 specially written reflections from the Abbey. The reflections were ...

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week. In 2024 Lent begins on Wednesday 14 February and ends on Thursday 28 March. Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen'.

This year, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) and ends on either March 29, Good Friday, or on March 30, "Holy Saturday," the day before Easter, depending on the denomination.