The United Methodist Church of Libertyville, at 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, will be offering a special Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessing on March 5. This unique event is open to everyone from ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a priest will mark a worshiper's forehead with ashes in the shape of a cross, and will say "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" or "Repent and ...

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. Rev. Michael Chaney, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, makes the sign of the cross on a worshipers forehead with ashes on Wednesday, February 14 ...

Ashes in the shape of a cross are often placed on parishioners' foreheads with the prayer "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," during a special Ash Wednesday service.

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

The festival, where a stampede killed 30 people Wednesday ... paste and spreads a stroke on their forehead. He then uses a steel stamp to mark them with a symbol of the Hindu god they prefer ...

But when they leave — believing their sins have been cleansed by the redemptive bath — they leave with one thing in common: their foreheads display a sacred stroke of color. (AP Video by Rishi Lekhi ...