What is Ash Wednesday? What happens today? First day of Lent starts Easter season
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...
Elgin church’s drive-thru service offers convenient way to receive Ash Wednesday ashes
As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin has offered Christians a unique way ...
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What is Ash Wednesday? What to know about the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer
On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they belong to Jesus Christ and are mourning for their sins. Lent concludes on Thursday, April 17 this year.
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White House Holds Ash Wednesday Mass for Staff
A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday. An email ...
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On Capitol Hill, faith leaders mark Ash Wednesday with criticism of Trump and GOP
The Lenten season that began on Wednesday, normally one of introspection and personal spiritual observances, has become a ...
PHOTOS: Catholics commemorate Ash Wednesday in NYC
New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...
Ash Wednesday calls fire-scarred faithful to walk path of sorrow, renewal
The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...
Scenes from Ash Wednesday mass at one of South Florida’s oldest Catholic churches
Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier ...