The United Methodist Church of Libertyville, at 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, will be offering a special Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessing on March 5. This unique event is open to everyone from ...

Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

Ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, to mark the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Lent, the 40-day season of prayer, is a time of fasting and ... services near me Want to make it to services this Ash Wednesday and receive ashes? Catholic Answers offers a “find a church ...

The Bridge Presbyterian Church announced it will host the fifth annual Drive Through Imposition of Ashes for Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer and penance ... Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, according to Catholic ...

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.