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faithful celebrate Ash Wednesday, start of Lenten season

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 19h

Archbishop Vigneron celebrates final Ash Wednesday Mass: Lent is a 'journey of hope'

T he leader of southeastern Michigan's Catholics stood in the aisle at a historic church in downtown Detroit on Wednesday afternoon as worshippers waited in line to be blessed. De

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Around the world, faithful celebrate Ash Wednesday, start of Lenten season

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in a period for penance, reflection and fasting among those of the Catholic faith.

The Morning Call · 1d

Ash Wednesday services in Lehigh Valley mark start of Lent | PHOTOS

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

Longmeadow church offers 'ashes to go' for Ash Wed.

The Post and Courier · 21h

'Give up and let go:' Aiken churches mark Ash Wednesday

March 4 meant an annual milestone for thousands of local residents, possibly including participation in an Ash Wednesday church gathering. Students from Mead Hall and St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School were among participants in Aiken gatherings to mark the start of Lent,

Chicago Tribune · 12h

Elgin church’s drive-thru service offers convenient way to receive Ash Wednesday ashes

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin has offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane

Longmeadow church offers 'ashes to go' for Ash Wednesday

It's Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of lent for for Christians around the world. The results are in for Donald Trump’s address to Congress—and they’re bad. Friends of the late Hollywood star Gene Hackman made a telling admission on his status days following his death.

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What is Ash Wednesday? What happens today? First day of Lent starts Easter season

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

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Why do we celebrate Ash Wednesday? Why do you get ashes? Here's what to know

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

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Ash Wednesday

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

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PHOTOS: Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is ...

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White House holds Ash Wednesday Mass for staff

An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass would take place in the Indian Treaty Room at ...

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Pope Francis’ health: Vatican provides update on Ash Wednesday

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

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PHOTOS: Catholics commemorate Ash Wednesday in NYC

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

Irish Star on MSN20h

Ash Wednesday meaning explained - the no meat, no milk rules of Lent

The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from ...

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