Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths.

A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

A Christian woman on TikTok claims that her boss demanded she remove Ash Wednesday ashes from her forehead at work. She ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

This Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday. Do you have a ride to church? This day marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day ...

Typically, the ashes used in the Ash Wednesday service are procured from burning the previous year's palms used in the Palm ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...

Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.