Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent on Feb. 18, 2026. Learn about its meaning, fasting rules, meat abstinence, and Visalia ...

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.

St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton welcomes all for Ash Wednesday services with new pastor Fr. Nathan Marzonie, emphasizing ...

It's a common experience for Ash Wednesday that the pews are packed with many attendees, many of whom are unfamiliar to regular parishioners.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before Easter, known as Lent. For many Christians, its start is noted by receiving ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – In Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, coming on the heels of a ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period of reflection, praying, fasting and donating to the needy, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Services to be held throughout the day.

If you passed by Gesù Catholic Church around lunchtime on Wednesday, you would've seen people pouring out onto the steps after the Ash Wednesday service. The mass, one of many held at the downtown ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, and churches across San Antonio are welcoming parishioners for services, ashes and reflection.

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter. Students with Holy Trinity ...

An Ash Wednesday Drive-Thru will return to Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara. Fr. Egren Gomez and others will offer ...