Ash Wednesday
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.
Easter
faith : hope : redemption
Ash Wednesday is a day of prayer and reflection, marking the first day of Lent.
Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with crowds waving palm branches and shouting “hosanna”
Holy Monday services commemorate Jesus’s cleansing of the temple
Holy Tuesday services commemorate service and redemption
Holy Wednesday services commemorate the betrayal of Jesus
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) services commemorate the Last Supper
Good Friday services commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross
The Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Holy Saturday