In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

Duke Divinity School will hold an Ash Wednesday Service of Word and Table with Dr. Kevin Hart, Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor, preaching. The Rev. Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric, dean of ...

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Wondering why a small dusty cross anoints the foreheads of Christians once a year? They're celebrating Ash Wednesday, which for many also marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and ...

Sinister Nicola Mitchell ( Laura Doddington) issued Zack Hudson ( James Farrar) with a dark threat in Monday’s EastEnders, ...

The name "Ash Wednesday" is derived from placing ashes on believers' foreheads in the shape of a cross often accompanied by the words "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for ... usually accompanied by the words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance for one's sins ...

Ash Wednesday begins the holy season of Lent ... Ashes have more than one meaning. The word “ashes” represents the product of the combustion of something by fire. This takes on a symbolic ...

They and others may wonder, “Is Ash Wednesday in the Bible?” In other words, as this holy day is celebrated each year, is there an account in the Bible of God ordaining the first Ash Wednesday or a ...