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Mardi Gras and Lent invite connection across faith and age

Columbia Missourian 14 Feb 2026
Local churches and restaurants are ready to celebrate the season with community-centered events ... .
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Where Christ hides: A mother’s guide to a gentle, holy Lent

Messenger-Inquirer 14 Feb 2026
I’ve been thinking often of Lent—not as a task to complete, but as a place to encounter Jesus. As I’ve prayed about how to walk with Christ through the desert this year, one word keeps rising to the surface like ... .
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Lent 2026 - what it is, why we give things up, and whether you can ...

The Mirror 14 Feb 2026
Many people give up something for Lent including chocolate, alcohol or even social media ... .
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Weekly Lent Luncheon Series begins Feb. 18

Hickory Record 14 Feb 2026
The Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance and the Hickory Area Ministers will host a weekly Lent Luncheon series on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., from Feb. 18 to March 25. The worship services are from noon to 12.30 p.m., followed ... .
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When is Fat Tuesday? What to know about the beginning of Lent

app 14 Feb 2026
18 which marks the beginning of Lent, but before that solemn, 40-day period of fasting, reflection and giving of alms, there will be the Fat Tuesday celebration ... be had before the Lent fasting period.
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Eastern Catholic churches prepare to start Lent on Monday

Herald-Standard 14 Feb 2026
St. John Paul II, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, once said “the Church must breathe with her two lungs.” ... That’s one example of the things that make the churches unique. The Rev ... The Rev ... .
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When does Lent 2026 begin? Why Christians do Lent? Lent meaning; dates for Ash Wednesday, Easter

Courier & Press - Evansville 13 Feb 2026
Here is what we know about the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, as well as upcoming dates for Easter, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.When is Lent 2026? What are Lent dates this year? When does Lent begin?.
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Fasnacht Day 2026: 11 spots in Lancaster County to get fasnachts before Lent

Lancaster Online 13 Feb 2026
Plain, glazed, powdered or cinnamon sugared — how do you like your fasnachts? ... .
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When is Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday in 2026? Dates to know

Cincinnati.com 13 Feb 2026
Here's what you should know about Ash Wednesday, Lent season. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent ... 18.When does Lent begin?. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which falls on Feb.
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Beloved fish fry at Detroit church won’t return this Lent

Detroit Free Press 13 Feb 2026
Here's what you should know about Ash Wednesday, Lent season. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent ... “We are sorry to share that Sweetest Heart will not host Fish Fry Dinners this Lent.
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When is Lent? Who celebrates it? Prayer, fasting ahead of Easter Day

Chillicothe Gazette 13 Feb 2026
Here's what you should know about Ash Wednesday, Lent season. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent ... When is Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent this year? Here's what to know.What is Lent? ... 17 ahead of Lent.
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Pope Leo XIV explains why Catholics fast during Lent

Catholic Standard 13 Feb 2026
(OSV News) –The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to “hunger” for God, Pope Leo XIV said in his 2026 Lenten message ... Lent as a Time of Conversion,” and released by the Vatican on Feb.
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When does Lent begin in 2026? Key dates for Ash Wednesday and Easter

Democrat & Chronicle 13 Feb 2026
Here's what you should know about Ash Wednesday, Lent season. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent ... Lent starts in the Western church Feb ... The Orthodox Great Lent is from Feb ... What is Lent?.
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