On Ash Wednesday, many begin fasts or give something up for Lent, a spiritual preparation for Easter Sunday — the celebration of the resurrection, which falls this year on April 9. Do you give anything up for the Lenten season?
For millions of people around the world, today will be observed as Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.
Lent is a period of spiritual preparation for Easter Sunday, the celebration of the resurrection, which falls this year on April 9. On Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays during Lent, adult Catholics over the age of 14 traditionally abstain from eating meat including beef, chicken, pork, lamb, venison and most other meats. Fish, eggs, milk grains, fruit and vegetables are allowed.
“Do not take refuge in a religiosity made up of extraordinary events and dramatic experiences, out of fear of facing reality and its daily struggles, its hardships and contradictions,” the pope said.
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