Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and marks a 40-day period of fasting and religious observance.

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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before Easter, known as Lent. For many Christians, its start is noted by receiving ...

Antonia E. Noonan prays during Ash Wednesday at St. Anthony Church in Fort Lauderdale. Jose Iglesias [email protected] Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop ...

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter. Students with Holy Trinity ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Churches in the Rochester area are holding Ash Wednesday masses throughout the day March 5. Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, which is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting and ...

FLINT, MI – One by one, a cross was etched with dark ashes across each student’s forehead. “This is why we run a Catholic school, to do stuff like this and live the liturgical life amongst the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for Chicago Catholics, with many carrying an ashen cross across their foreheads. It is a tradition that goes back centuries, but at St. Pius V Church ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...