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

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

2. Repentance Ash Wednesday calls for metanoia-a turning back toward God. This Greek word, rich in meaning, signifies a true change of heart and mind. The ashes on the forehead are more than a ...

Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash services throughout the day on Wednesday. Clergy members will be on hand to offer a short prayer and ashes at multiple locations in the area.

Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. During a Mass, a priest places the ashes ...

In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and instead buying ashes on the web. “Actually, the manufactured ones stick ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance and fasting, when Christians, especially Catholics, confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. For Roman ...

Candy Frigo, 70, receives ashes Wednesday from Terry Nelson-Johnson, pastoral minister at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, at Mary Bartelme Park on the Near West Side. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times ...

The Ashes of rugby league will return after a 22-year hiatus, with Australia touring England at the end of the year.

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Catholics receive ashes on their forehead from Bishop Mark J. Seitz, who conducted a worship ...