Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent…

In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter.

The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which recalls the events linked to the Passion of Christ and culminates in Easter, the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

And I wonder… Have you introduced your students to this significant season within the Christian calendar?