(NEXSTAR) – Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the 40-day Lenten ... Usually, the ashes are used to mark a cross on each person’s forehead. Schlag says the ashes are intended to remind ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Catholics in the Philippines mark Ash Wednesday by going to church and have a priest or minister draw a ...

Doesn’t a mark on the forehead sound familiar? We could continue to point out the many parallels between Scripture and Ash Wednesday. Although we don’t have records of the first Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer. Some people choose to fast on that day. This particular Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. Special worship services are held and often include the marking on ...

Man Praying with Cross in his Forehead on Ash Wednesday Poster with purple ribbon ... Palm Branch and Bowl for Ash Wednesday Poster with some elements to commemorate Ash Wednesday that mark the ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and is celebrated by many Christians with fasting, penitence and, normally, the traditional application of ashes on one’s forehead. Ed Fitzgerald, 83, of Washington ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...

Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday' and Ash Wednesday will kick off a late season of Lent this year. Here are the dates to know ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

Man Praying with Cross in his Forehead on Ash Wednesday Poster with purple ribbon ... Palm Branch and Bowl for Ash Wednesday Poster with some elements to commemorate Ash Wednesday that mark the ...