Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

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

Easter 2025 season will start soon with Ash Wednesday kicking off Lent. Here are all the dates to look for including Good ...

Ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, to mark the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer and penance. Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in ...