drawing a cross. "Repent and believe in the gospel," Vigneron said to each of them. For some, he said: “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ceremony on Ash Wednesday at St ...

Ash Wednesday a significant day in the liturgical calendar that marks the start of the season of Lent and fasting.

“May this Lent draw us closer to Christ ... that has long hosted members from nearby Pacific Palisades. “It’s Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent,” declared Silvia Sanchez of Santa Monica.

Marking the beginning of the holiest time in the Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday comes with its own ... “dust thou art and into dust thou shall return”. The ashes symbolise repentance ...

Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual ... for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.” In Job 10:9, 10, ...

A drawing with a message that reads "Get well ... the sources said. Wednesday marks Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, which is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving.

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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer ... “Usually, there would be a large fire the week before Easter.” There’s an art to getting the ashes just right, though. According to the National ...

The Rev. Marion Phipps provides the Ash Wednesday services and offers each ... a passage in the book of James says, “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you,” she said.

Ramadan and its official end falls close to another Abrahamic religion's end of season Lent, and with it Good Friday and ...

Before using ashes to draw the sign of the cross on the foreheads ... at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester on Ash Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025. “It's hard to think of a different way to begin ...