Today, I take my own children—both born after miscarriages—to the Ash Wednesday service. The first time, I braced and squirmed to know the ashes were coming for them. Death is our universal ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, the year of 2025 A.D. Ash Wednesday begins a season of repentance, a season which ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of the six-week period of Lent, an important time of the year for Christians that leads up to Easter.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in modern Ireland? What is Ash Wednesday?

Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during Lent. However, children and elderly people are usually exempt from fasting and giving up meat. Lent culminates with ...

About 81% of teachers reported for duty in schools across the country on Ash Wednesday, while pupil attendance was around 20% ...

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 ...

Children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with certain health conditions are exempt from fasting on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season ... He's now like a grandfather to our kids and is part of our family.