Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

I went to Ash Wednesday services at my local Catholic parish (I was Catholic then) ready to don sackcloth and ashes and repent. The priest’s homily that day centered on how Lent was really a ...

Ashes made from palms and the colour purple are both highly symbolic during Lent You might have heard people discuss giving something up that they enjoy for Lent, like chocolate or social media ...

Mar 7, 2019 Mar 7, 2019 Updated May 19, 2024 Valley Christians observed the first day of Lent on Wednesday by attending services and receiving the mark of the cross in ashes on their foreheads.

What is Lent? Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here's everything to know. Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance ...

Tribune-Review Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 3:11 p.m. | Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 3:11 p.m. Lent began on Feb. 22 with the distribution of ashes in churches throughout the North Allegheny area ...

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This marks the beginning of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians attend a special church service, where they are marked with a cross of ashes on their forehead. The cross is meant to remind us ...

Jennifer Knorr receives prayer and ashes from former the Rev. Tara Eastman at the “Ashes ... but we want to have some commemoration of the beginning of Lent” he said. “Lent will be different this year ...

For the first time, the church hosted Stop & Go Soup & Ashes for two hours Wednesday afternoon as Christians kicked off the Lenten season, the 40-day period of reflection leading into Easter.