Easter, quite simply, is the observance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Many people have different ideas of the holy day's meaning.

Holy Week is the most important or significant week in Catholicism. It starts with Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025 this year and ends on Easter Sunday, April 20.

However, there are a week's worth of holy days within the week: On Palm Sunday , Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem. On Monday, Jesus cleared out the temple with a whip.

Holy Week immerses us into the sacred pattern of reality itself. It mirrors our life: a journey marked by love, loss, waiting, surrender and — by grace — resurrection.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 15, 2025 / 16:52 pm. The White House has announced plans for the Christian Holy Week leading up to Easter, which will include a Wednesday dinner and a Thursday ...

The week’s concluding day, Easter Sunday, lands on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon. This full moon occurs on or after the spring equinox, whose 2025 astronomical date was March 20.

Holy Week started with Palm Sunday April 13. It ends with Easter on April 20. Maundy Thursday marks the day when Jesus celebrate the Passover with his disciples, followed by his arrest in the ...