Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

"The imposition of ashes — of dust — is a reminder of our death, a symbol of sorrow for our sins" IN JUST over two weeks, on ...

To mark the beginning of Lent, ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale ...

By Victoria Cardiel The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...

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