As cars rushed down Woodbine Road on Wednesday morning, a cross, draped in Lenten purple linens and shrouded in morning fog beckoned commuters into a normally quiet park-and-ride lot just off ...

Ash Wednesday, falls on Feb. 18, 2026, this year. This year, Ash Wednesday is observed earlier than usual, because the Easter holiday is in early April this year. The holiday’s date changes every year ...

Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, ...

The Easter season begins today with Ash Wednesday, and for Christians, it is a time to focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday that the faithful believe celebrates the ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you passed by Gesù Catholic Church around lunchtime on Wednesday, you would’ve seen people pouring out onto the steps after the ...