Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Some important facts to understand the meaning and importance of Lent, Ash Wednesday and Easter.

Feb. 18 will mark the beginning of Lent, a time when Catholics fast, reflect, and focus on strengthening their relationship ...

Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It takes ...

Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the church calendar before Easter. The dates shift each year, but the season’s ...

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

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes throughout the ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, ...

After a Fat Tuesday filled with paczkis and pancakes, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of lent for people of Christian faith. Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people ...

To mark the beginning of Lent, ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale ...

Read 8 Ash Wednesday Prayers to Prepare Your Heart for Lent + BONUS 40-Day Prayer Journal by Judy McEachran and more articles ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of reflection and repentance observed by Christians. During Lent, believers focus on Christ's life and sacrifice. Ashes, symbolizing ...