While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

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ASH WEDNESDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF REFLECTION. IT’S OBSERVED BY FASTING AND RECEIVING ASHES. WE BURNED ALL OUR PALMS FROM LAST YEAR TO PREPARE THE ASHES THAT WE USED TODAY, AND WILL USE THROUGHOUT ...

A friend once asked me, “What are you giving up for Lent this year?” and I said, “This year for Lent I’m just giving up.” ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day Lenten season, marked by prayer, penance, and fasting. Different Christian denominations observe this day by placing a ...

Residents drove to the front doors of the church and were given the opportunity to privately receive their ashes and their blessing for Ash Wednesday leading into the days of Lent. Ashes To Go is ...

Candy Frigo, 70, receives ashes Wednesday from Terry Nelson-Johnson ... Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation ...

Therefore, ashes represent both death and repentance. Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent. These people wore sackcloth, were sprinkled with ashes and ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...