The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from ...

One by one, a cross was etched with dark ashes across each student’s forehead. “This is why we run a Catholic school, to do ...

Traditions including Lindborg's Messiah Festival, egg hunts and visits from the Easter Bunny are just some of the happenings ...

Students from St. John the Baptist Elementary, St. John the Baptist Middle School and Juan Diego High School participated ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday ...

He enjoys playing football, electronic music, and painting miniatures. Update: Mar 5th, 2025 06:13 EST Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the season of Lent.

Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became ...

Carnaval, a Brazilian celebration traditionally held the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, was celebrated at the Austin bar and ...

Easter dinner was second in importance only to the Christmas dinner, and seasonal Spring meats such as lamb, veal or kid were customary. Prosperous farmers distributed meat amongst their poorer ...

Some refer to Ash Wednesday and Lent as the “40 days and 40 nights” period that Jesus is said in the bible to have spent ...