Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season of Lent, the 46 days that lead up to Easter and the day after Shrove Tuesday. In Longmeadow, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be holding its annual ...

We'll go over the history of Ash Wednesday in the Christian church, answer whether or not it's just a Catholic observance (and if the Bible references this type of day), and fill you in on the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten season in the church. On Ash Wednesday, those black smudges you see on some people's foreheads are the sign of the cross from ashes administered by ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. ... Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

Ash Wednesday is the start of lent which lasts 40 days and leads up to Easter. It is a time or repentance and reflection. Many people also give something up during this period as a form of sacrifice.

A woman receives ashes from Rev. Andrew Fischer on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights, Harrison on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Candy Frigo, 70, receives ashes Wednesday from Terry Nelson-Johnson, pastoral minister at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, at Mary Bartelme Park on the Near West Side.

Fr. Kevin Nolan blesses students from Holy Trinity Catholic School and Pre-School with a mark of the cross during Ash Wednesday Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday ...