Lent begins with one of these phrases spoken during the Ash Wednesday service on March 5. A priest will mark the foreheads of the faithful with ashes from the previous year’s Palm Sunday branches.

Ash Wednesday ushered in the season of Lent. It is a day that centers on our human frailty, mortality and relationship with ...

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In Lent we reflect upon sin in our lives. We might not notice, however, that besides being personal actions or failures, sin ...

If you are a member of one of a variety of Christian churches, you have entered the season of Lent, traditionally a time of ...

Sunday reflection: Missionaries, following Christ This trust is not simply a passive belief but an active commitment, a total adherence to God's will in all of life's situations. In the second ...

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

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Lent calls believers to remember their mortality, their connection to creation, and their need for spiritual renewal.

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 reading ...