Roman Catholic churches all over the country have performed the ritual for Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. In the City of Talisay, the Lenten season opened with a Holy Mass at the Santa Teresa de Avila ...

(Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call) Ashes are moistened with holy water and placed on churchgoers’ foreheads on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic ...

Ash Wednesday is today ... While most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church, it is observed by many Western Christian denominations, including Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians ...

Philippines as Catholics in the this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (Aaron Favila/AP) Devotees with ash cross on their foreheads light candles during Ash Wednesday ...

Since then, Ash Wednesday has remained an integral part of the Lenten season across various Christian denominations, including Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and some Protestant churches.

The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.

Students with Holy Trinity Catholic School and Pre-School also visited on Ash Wednesday to receive the rite. The season — observed by Roman Catholics, Lutherans and several other Christian ...

In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious ... director of faith formation at St. Barbara Roman Catholic Church in Penn Township. “The ones you burn on your own are very ...

In the Roman Catholic church, individuals are told as the ashes are applied to their foreheads, "Turn from sin and live the Gospel." Catholics observe Ash Wednesday by fasting, abstaining from ...