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

Before the Easter season officially starts with Ash Wednesday, Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will be celebrated on ...

Discover 2025's dates for Ash Wednesday, Lent, Easter and Passover. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on ...

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

Letter: We can ponder the rebirth of spring with its colorful array of flowers, plants and lush greenery; however, we can also muse upon our own rebirth and spiritual awakening with repentance and ...

According to Catholic.com, modern Catholics (and some Christians) who participate in Ash Wednesday now receive ashes on the forehead as a reminder of our mortality and the temporary nature of ...

The Atkinson Congregational Church will be hosting its “Ashes to Go” from 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, March ...

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 ...

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 ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...