St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora will open Lent with an annual Dixieland worship service, a Mardi Gras-style luncheon and Ash Wednesday services including a drive-through imposition of ashes. The ...

This Ash Wednesday many Christians will arrive at work with a black cross smudged on their foreheads; countless more will ...

Feb. 25—On Ash Wednesday, March 5, Connection Christian Church in Odessa will be offering "Ashes to Go" for its tenth year, a fresh approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition. Connection ...

A procession of the faithful greeted clergy and lay ministers on Ash Wednesday in Upland. The annual mobile service Wednesday morning, March 5, at St. Mark Episcopal Parish marked the beginning of ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Easter season for certain denominations of Christianity (primarily Catholics and ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of Easter ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...