Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the kickoff of the season of Lent that is one of five on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, ...

Written by Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster When my son was in his last year as a chorister his ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert” (540) ...

Newry Cathedral at 10.30am (St. Colman's' College choir will sing at this Mass). 7.00pm (This Mass will be celebrated in Polish.).

Ash Wednesday, marks the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before the joyful celebration that is Easter, which is March 31.

Lent in the Church of Norway is a period of 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday an ending on Easter Saturday. The Sundays during this period are not ...

The 40-day period of Lent serves as a time for Christians to “engage in acts of prayer, fasting and almsgiving” in preparation for the celebration of Easter, ...

Christians around the world observe Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Check out our special collection of wishes, images, greetings, quotes and messages.

On Ash Wednesday, we boldly confront our place in God's creation. Begin Lent with an Ash Wednesday devotional to help you connect with God.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

At the Mass that marks the beginning of the season of Lent, which serves as preparation for Easter, the priest and the ministers who assist him say one of ...

Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision. It's Valentine's Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, ...

Ashes are pictured in a display on the altar during Lent at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church April 7, 2022, in Dunkirk, Maryland. Ash Wednesday, Feb, 14, ...

Ash Wednesday is not a fixed day. It can change depending on the moon calendar because Easter in the Catholic Church is celebrated “on the first Sunday after ...

Amid the bustle of everyday student life, many students at the University of Georgia still find a way to recognize Ash Wednesday and Lent.

Ash Wednesday will be observed Feb. 14. Religious leaders say you can observe it and Valentine's Day without ditching your Catholic obligations.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. In the Christian religion, it's a day when many of the faithful ...

LENT is not a time of gloom and pessimism, but a “joyful and glorious opportunity”, Brisbane priest Fr Tom Elich said at the 8am Ash Wednesday Mass at St ...

What to do when Ash Wednesday, a solemn reminder of human mortality, falls on the same day we gorge on chocolate and romance? Pass out candy hearts that say ...

The Roman Missal, which prescribes the ritual for Ash Wednesday, explains that at Mass the ashes made from the palms blessed on Palm Sunday of the previous year ...

People who bear ashes on their foreheads testify to an enduring faith that still resides deep in many hearts.

Mary Enright has worn her red hair in bangs as long as she's had hair. Wednesday was no exception. “Ash Wednesday is important to me because I'm an Irish ...