First Sunday of Lent Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: March 9, 2014 all-day 2014-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2014-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 This Sunday begins the season called Lent, a time in which Christians prepare for Easter. Lent formally begins on Ash Wednesday (the 5th). In total, Lent runs 40 days.