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

Some remove it after service, others wear it for the full day. Participating in regular activities on Ash Wednesday, like school and work, is encouraged. Unnecessary activities, like entertainment ...

The ashes for an Ash Wednesday service are usually obtained by burning the palm leaves used in the Palm Sunday service the year prior, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Ash Wednesday marks the ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of ...

Not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, but for those who do, it typically involves attending a church service. During the service, clergy members either mark a cross on worshippers’ foreheads ...

The service was held in Goggins Fieldhouse, led by Smela who discussed the connection between death, the meaning of Ash Wednesday, and the Lent season during his sermon. “When death happens in ...

A few members of St. Hugh’s congregation choose the option if they can’t attend the Ash Wednesday service, she said, but most people aren’t part of the church. She has no idea what ...

Rev. Stephen Hamilton, pastor, traces a cross on the forehead of a woman during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Rev. Stephen ...