Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Trisna Tan prayed along with hundreds who attended a 2019 Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas. Update: 5:03 p.m. March 4, 2025: This story was updated ...

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory ... fast — abstaining from additional noise in your life, like TV in the background or music always on. Natassia Paloma may be reached at npaloma@ ...

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory ... fast — abstaining from additional noise in your life, like TV in the background or music always on.