Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash ...

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Ash Wednesday takes place March 5 this year. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative o ...

As early as the first century, people are believed to have fasted during Lent. It was customary to eat only one meal a day, ...

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Celebrate Ash Wednesday with quotes and messages that encourage introspection, optimism, and spiritual rejuvenation.

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

The ashes are now placed on each worshipper's forehead on Ash Wednesday in the form of a cross in the Roman Catholic Church.