A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

6 a.m. 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 5:15 p.m. 6 a.m. Noon (Stations of the Cross prayed before Mass at 11:30 a.m.) 6 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Chapel hours are ...

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ROME (AP) — Parishoners gathered inside St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood to mark the start of Lent by receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday. Deacon Chris ...

Wu arrived with an Ash Wednesday cross on her forehead and her ... bolstered by their Democratic colleagues on the committee. MassLive has a full timeline breakdown on the day’s happenings ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of reflection, fasting, and prayer observed by Christians worldwide. It is a day of repentance and humility which is symbolized by the ...

Marking the beginning of the holiest time in the Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday comes with its own set of customs. Blessed ashes used at religious services on this day originate from the ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holiday, marks the beginning of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and repentance leading up to Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2025 is almost here.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...

You may find people with ash marks on their foreheads Wednesday. Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent, when those who practice Christianity begin observing the 40 ...