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Sunday in Lent

Observed on Sunday, March 22, 2026 in the Lent season.

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Rank

A Sunday is the weekly celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection and often carries the strongest seasonal identity in the Church year.

Liturgical color

The liturgical color for this observance is Violet. Preparation, penance, and expectant prayer.

Season

Lent is the forty-day season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading to Easter.

Week in the year

5th week of Lent

Why this day matters

Lent is the forty-day season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading to Easter. This date is presented here as part of the unfolding prayer of the Church year, even when no major universal observance is highlighted in the MVP dataset.

Sunday in Lent is observed on Sunday, March 22, 2026 in the Lent season. It is kept as a sunday with the liturgical color Violet. Lent is the forty-day season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading to Easter. This date is presented here as part of the unfolding prayer of the Church year, even when no major universal observance is highlighted in the MVP dataset.

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