Today, I take my own children—both born after miscarriages—to the Ash Wednesday service. The first time, I braced and squirmed to know the ashes were coming for them.

Ash Wednesday falls on a different day each year, because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10. This year, Ash Wednesday will be celebrated ...

Ash Wednesday will be observed Feb. 14. Religious leaders say you can observe it and Valentine's Day without ditching your Catholic obligations.

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Origin of Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday's roots date back to the 11th century and stem from Jewish ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Why ashes on Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Ash Wednesday, which marks ...

As Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday coincide, the Archdiocese of Detroit encourages Catholics to engage in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, including the option to receive ashes, the obligation ...

That's right, in 2024, Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day, just as they did in 2018. Before 2018, the last time the two observances coincided was 1945, making the calendar ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, 2025. The ashes represent repentance and purification, and receiving them is a way for Christians to mourn their sins, which they believe Jesus Christ gave his life ...

Ash Wednesday is also a day of obligatory fasting for the Catholic faithful. For members of the Roman Catholic Church, fasting is obligatory from age 18 until age 59, according to the USCCB.