Category: Lent Season

Do you remember what January 9 was like? If you set a New Year’s resolution, January 9 would be about the time when you might have encountered some resistance to your resolutions. It may have even been the day you realized you had already abandoned them.

This phenomenon is real enough that the second Friday of January, which this year was the ninth, has earned the moniker “Quitters Day.”

There are a couple of holidays this time of year. I am sure you had Valentine’s Day on your radar, but perhaps you did not yet have Ash Wednesday in your sights. So, I wanted to give you a reminder that the Christian season of Lent begins Wednesday, February 18.

Here’s some calendar trivia for you: In 2024, Ash Wednesday fell on Valentine’s Day. Ash Wednesday is what is known as a “moveable feast,” which means it’s observance moves around the calendar from year to year, since the Christian Church calendar is tied to the lunar calendar.