A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

Lent is nearly halfway over, and millions are eagerly awaiting Easter Sunday. Here are the meanings behind the days and why ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the ... this season of Lent could lead, from ashes to ashes and on to an Easter ...

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world ... A young woman receives ashes marking Ash Wednesday inside the Notre-Dame de la Treille Basilica - Cathedral in Lille, France ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of solemn reflection and repentance that reminds Christians of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. People receive ashes on their foreheads on Ash ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, where Christians traditionally go to church and receive a cross-shaped mark on their heads using the ashes of burnt palm leaves. At the evening ceremony ...

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

I became a believer.” The Rev. Marion Phipps dispensed ashes to parishioner Fay Kitchin during a drive-thru Ash Wednesday event offered by St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin.

PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE PARTICIPATING IN ASH WEDNESDAY ... LENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST ASHES. IT’S ABOUT CARRYING THE MEANING OF THE SEASON BEYOND TODAY, AND SHE WOULDN’T HAVE OTHERWISE ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call) Ashes are moistened with holy water and placed on ...

This week included a milestone in some houses of worship, with March 5 being Ash Wednesday — the start of Lent, the 40-day period that some Christians approach as a season of prayer, fasting and ...

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 ...