
Lent: When to fast or abstain …
Lent this year begins on February 22, Ash Wednesday. Easter is April 9. The practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving are traditional in the Catholic observance of Lent.

Lent this year begins on February 22, Ash Wednesday. Easter is April 9. The practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving are traditional in the Catholic observance of Lent.