Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

Lent 2025 ends this Thursday, April 17, ahead of Good Friday 2025. Lent began with Ash Wednesday, almost 40 days ago. But did ...

(WWSB) - This Wednesday begins the season of Lent, and for a large number on the ... church had an overflow of churchgoers, as the noon Ash Wednesday was standing room only. Some even standing ...

Good Friday is intended to be a day of fasting for Catholics, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list — followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

Andrew Kuhn [email protected] Catholics began the season of Lent by attending Ash Wednesday services in Merced County and worldwide. Believers observe Lent as a period of reflection and ...

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week. In 2025 Lent begins on Wednesday 5 March and ends on Thursday 17 April. Lent is an old English word meaning 'lengthen'.

WHEELING, W.Va (WTRF) — Dozens of people filled the pews of St. Joseph’s Cathedral as community members of the Christan faith ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes ... He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Lent is a period of 40 days and nights of preparation for Easter.