Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter Sunday. It’s a day of ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten ... excluding Sundays, of reflection, repentance, sacrifice and spiritual growth. It is primarily observed by Catholics but other denominations such ...

This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and reflection to mark the start of Christianity's most penitent season — on March 5. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the ...

and reflection. In Christian tradition, Jesus spent 40 days in the desert fasting before his Crucifixion. So, for many practicing Christians, Ash Wednesday is spent fasting, praying their first ...

It’s a day of repentance. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a period of reflection, fasting and prayer leading up to Easter that many of the Christian faith observe, according to ...

It’s that time of year again — Ash Wednesday. A time when I used to feel the three g’s — glum, guilt and gloom — and enter into the season of self-punishment. The reminder that ‘I came ...

Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and reflection for Christians. Observed with the application of ashes on the forehead, it signifies penance and humility. This day ...

To get a "black mark," we understand from the common lexicon, isn't a good thing — except on Ash Wednesday, when many Christians observe the beginning of Lent with a smudge of ash on their ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of reflection and repentance observed by Christians. During Lent, believers focus on Christ's life and sacrifice. Ashes, symbolizing ...