Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

ASH WEDNESDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF REFLECTION. IT’S OBSERVED BY FASTING AND RECEIVING ASHES. WE BURNED ALL OUR PALMS FROM LAST YEAR TO PREPARE THE ASHES THAT WE USED TODAY, AND WILL USE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5.

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Ash Wednesday begins the holy season of Lent, which is structured to spiritually prepare to walk with the Lord through his passion and celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Below are 10 ...

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THIS IS ASH WEDNESDAY. FOR SOME CHURCHES, THAT MEANS TAKING THE CHURCH TO THE STREETS TO PERFORM ASHES TO GO KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE JOINS US LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO TO DETAIL WHAT THIS EFFORT IS ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat. Ash Wednesday is a ...

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic will change the way ashes are distributed to Christians worldwide on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season. The Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship ...