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The Triduum of Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, with Easter taking place the following day.
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Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Lent, which is the time period from Ash Wednesday through Holy Thursday, is meant to be observed with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious activities leading up to Easter, and one of the rituals is to avoid eating meat on Fridays and fasting on specific days.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The season of prayer lasts 40 days, excluding Sundays, and ends on Holy Thursday (April 2).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The season of Lent ends on Holy Thursday, three days before Easter.
—Christina Fan, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Lent, which is the time period from Ash Wednesday through Holy Thursday, is meant to be observed with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious activities leading up to Easter, and one of the rituals is to avoid eating meat on Fridays and fasting on specific days.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The season of prayer lasts 40 days, excluding Sundays, and ends on Holy Thursday (April 2).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The season of Lent ends on Holy Thursday, three days before Easter.
—Christina Fan, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Holy Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Thursday. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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