Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, officially marking the start of Lent, a 40-day period observed by many Christians worldwide before Easter. Many Christians get ashes on their foreheads to mark the day.

Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent on March 5, involves fasting, repentance, and spiritual reflection for Christians. Believers attend church services, receiving ashes on their foreheads as ...

“The goal is a happy one, a good goal to get closer to God and more loving of God and neighbor, that’s the real work of Lent. Our relationship with God and one another matters, Lent is meant to build ...

The ceremony on Ash Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church that starts the season of Lent for many Christians around the world was one that Vigneron, 76, has led for 17 years as the head of the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - This Wednesday begins the season of Lent, and for a large number on the Suncoast, that means heading to church and getting their ashes.

By Sachin Jose Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2025 / 18:36 pm A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday.

St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington is doing their drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings. The church has been doing this for several years. They told me that had more than 100 people last year.

St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington is doing their drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings. It allows people with busy schedules and health problems to stick to their tradition of Lent.

Lent is a great time to repent- to return to God and re-focus one’s life to be more in line with Jesus. It’s a 40-day trial run in changing one’s lifestyle and letting God change one’s heart.

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Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became archbishop in 2009. During the Mass, Vigneron wore a red skullcap wore by some ...

An Ash Wednesday Mass was reportedly held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Office Building, adjacent to the White House, on March 5, 2025. (photo: Another Believer|Wikimedia Commons|CC ...