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 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, ...

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.

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the start of Lent. Many Christians use 40 days of Lent as a time for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...