Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection. ... The 64th leader of the Catholic Church, ...

Those 14 and older in the Catholic church are expected to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, as well as on Fridays in the Lenten season. When is Lent? Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5 and ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. ... The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and reflection in ...

The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots: Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day. While they date back centuries ...

Here's what you need to know about Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter this year. ... For members of the Roman Catholic Church, fasting is obligatory from age 18-59, according to the USCCB.

Rev. Stephen Hamilton, pastor, traces a cross on the forehead of a woman during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

A Catholic priest sprinkles ash on the head of a man during Ash Wednesday rituals last year, on Feb 17, 2021, at the St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines.

For Catholics and Christians Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent and the 40 days of fasting leading up to ... made obvious by this parishioner at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ira ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Christians worldwide are observing Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. At Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Ashley, congregants ...