Brother Ron McClosky applies ashes to the forehead of an attendee of an Ash Wednesday service at St. Anthony’s Church in Schenectady. The holy day marked the beginning of Lent, the period from Ash ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of Easter ...

Everything you need to know about Christians receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting ...

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Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service; then ...

Pastors from First United Methodist Church performed the imposition of ashes for passers-by on a downtown corner on Ash Wednesday. Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman ...

It’s Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the first day of Lent for many Christian groups including Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans. The holy day marks 40 days before Easter, a time of prayer and fasting.

When is Ash Wednesday this year? When does Lent start? What to know ...