Lent and Easter 2026

The season of Lent is upon us beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and continuing for forty days until Easter day, and the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Lent is a time of preparation and reflection that stems from ancient Jewish tradition and calls for us to spend our time in Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving as we commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Lent is also a time of Penance, where we resolve to spend extra time in prayer and fasting to heal our broken relationships with God due to our human capacity for and tendency to sin. 

Beginning with Ash Wednesday, the Catholic Church invites the faithful to participate in various activities and celebrations which help to commemorate the final days of Jesus' ministry and presence here on earth. Here in the Walpole Catholic Collaborative, we offer many different opportunities for the faithful to mark this sacred liturgical season:

• Ash Wednesday Masses, Services, and Distribution of Ashes
• The Light Is On For You 
• 1-Night Lenten Mission event with Father Thomas Macdonald
• Stations of the Cross
• Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowls
• Easter Flowers 
• Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Dinners
• Palm Sunday 
• Triduum & Easter