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The Lenten season occurs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday and does not include Sundays.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege Marino and the victim attended mass on Ash Wednesday last week before driving into Boston to pick up a seafood dinner and drinks from a local liquor store.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2026, Lent began on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and ends on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon of a wet, rotating oceanic system pummeling the Northeast produced such legendary storms as the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962, the Blizzard of ‘78 and 1993’s Storm of the Century.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege Marino and the victim attended mass on Ash Wednesday last week before driving into Boston to pick up a seafood dinner and drinks from a local liquor store.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2026, Lent began on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and ends on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon of a wet, rotating oceanic system pummeling the Northeast produced such legendary storms as the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962, the Blizzard of ‘78 and 1993’s Storm of the Century.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Ash Wednesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ash%20Wednesday. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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