Lent 2026 begins on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, and leads us through forty days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we prepare for the sacred days of Holy Week and the joy of Easter.

These Sundays of Lent mark our journey with Christ from the desert to Jerusalem, from repentance to renewal.

The ashes placed on our foreheads remind us of two essential truths:
“Repent and believe in the Gospel.”
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Both call us to conversion, not out of fear, but out of hope as we fix our eyes on Heaven.

May this Lent be a time of grace, renewal and deeper faith.