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Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays.
Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...
The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as ...
A Black pastor who led the 40-day Target 'fast' over the chain's DEI policies says his demands haven't been met. Here's what ...
It was the usual Wednesday Weight Watchers Zoom meeting, except for one thing. The leader had shown up with a black ash cross imprinted on her forehead. “Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” ...
According to Britannica.com, "Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God and marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season. It is ...
The importance of this gardening ritual fell flat on me, but to my Granny Norman it was a wonderful reminder of our ...
Lent 2025 ends this Thursday, April 17, ahead of Good Friday 2025. Lent began with Ash Wednesday, almost 40 days ago. But did you know Lent used to be less than 40 days? The religious tradition as ...
Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...
Each service opens with a poem by Laura herself, and the five services take up the themes of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, including famous works by Gerard ...
Mar 6, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 Updated Apr 14, 2025 The Diocese of Tyler Bishop Gregory Kelly led his first mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Tyler on Ash Wednesday. Multiple ...